> Sure, it's possible for a pedestrian to be at fault, but even if they step out from behind an occluded object, if a driver is fast enough to kill them, then the driver is almost certainly already at fault because they were driving faster than conditions warranted.

That's not true: 30km/h is enough to kill, and that's a very sedate speed.

Whether we like it or not, pedestrians and cyclists have to also follow the rules.

If you want change the rules, well that's a different argument to the one you appearing to make which is that certain entities should not be bound by any rules.