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I just saw a video of a woman getting hit by a bus because she had her headphones in and looking at her cell phone crossing a crosswalk.

Not really her fault, but I guess I would have heard a bus coming.

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As tragic as this is, how is this not 100% her fault. Was the bus running a red light?

In a crosswalk, pedestrians have the right of way. So if a driver hits someone in crosswalk while making a turn, the driver is legally at fault. (But that doesn't mean that it's a good idea for people to walk across a street without paying attention.)

I hope her employer had a bus factor > 1.

Too soon.

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