One thing I have noticed about developed countries and developing countries is personal discipline, organisation and the adherence to road rules. So I was pretty surprised when I was nearly run over on a cross walk in Perth as drivers are generally respectful to pedestrians. You feel confident stepping on a crosswalk that traffic will follow the road rules and road etiquette.

In their defence, when I was nearly run down on a crosswalk, neither the driver or passenger were actually watching the road. They were either deep in discussion or having a fight and neither were paying attention to what they were doing. I didn’t carry on much, I made sure I started at them as they flew past. They knew what had happened, it was a mistake so there was no need to say too much. It all happened too quickly, I had to jump out of the way and I spent my effort spinning out of the way.