Suicidal pedestrians

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What do you do about pedestrians who step out onto the opposite side of the road ahead without warning and start crossing towards you - timing their crossing so that they will walk past your rear bumper just as you've passed them?

When I slow down they end up awkwardly startling to a halt in the middle of the road, too close for comfort to my still slowly moving car.

I've tried stopping but it's a fairly sharp 30-0 to stop before reaching them and still causes confusion (although is safer)

I can't speed up to get out of their path in case they also speed up and try to cross in front of me

Happens about once a month on a local 30mph road. I normally just keep going at a steady 30mph and they pass behind my car, but it's uncomfortable driving at that speed with someone walking right towards me...

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yellowjack - A random cyclist's/pedestrian's/driver's calculation of risk does not feature highly in my own calculation. If I was happy to "hope for the best" I probably wouldn't have given this a second thought.

Thanks for the other comments. I am currently recruiting for a rear-gunner if you know anyone with experience.