You should always respect pedestrians when you are driving a motor vehicle. The operator of the higher-momentum vehicle as measured by its weight and velocity has the moral responsibility, regardless of whether the behavior of the pedestrian, bicyclist, ELEPHANT or whatever is 100% covered by local law. Don’t mess with elephants.
BBC has a good story on the whole saga of the boys who got trapped in the cave, located and eventually rescued. The videos, pictures, and letters really humanize the story. I have to admit that while it was actually going on, I was reading about it but purposely avoiding the pictures and especially videos because I didn’t think it was going to turn out well. Maybe this will help us all to have more compassion for children whether they are close to home and not.