" zebra law "

We need a Zebra Law. Every one  just laughed and thought that concussion after his car accident affected him. He was talking otherwise normal sentences with normal affect.

He was a driver involved in a car accident. He was wearing seat belt, his air bag deployed, and he got multiple injuries. He was rear ended at a pedestrian crossing when he was trying to stop for an inattentive pedestrian, who suddenly stepped on the road and keep walking.  As per this man's recollection, that pedestrian  was fully occupied on his cell phone looking at it with ear plugs. He was not seeing the on coming traffic, as well as not even able to hear wheels and noise of traffic.  No one knew what was so important for him to not pay attention on the road while crossing it. But that is a  daily observation of all of us, pedestrian are more and more self absorbed species like on a suicide mission. They use their right with certain degree of impunity even risking lives: theirs and others.

That pedestrian was saved by the sacrifice of this man, who was now being  treated for  injuries like he was Saving Private Ryan. He got concussion and now he was adamant to have a Zebra Law.

As he became more  stable, I reminded him about his  utterances of words at his presentation to the hospital; some  sentences were logical others were still trying to find meanings. He was confused, and certainly struggling to survive at that time.

He was recovering so I asked  him about the law which he was proposing . He looked at me, and with a clear voice said, Zebra law will require drivers to honk on inattentive pedestrians while on the pedestrian crossings. That will be a Zebra alert and will save lives like a no text and driving law for drivers. We need to respect roads and life.

Sadly, as far as we know that the pedestrian who was saved by this man, will never know about his actions and responsibility for that avoidable accident. He may also not know about this truly unsung hero who saved his life.