> It means they can do whatever they want whenever they want wherever they want and everybody else on the road is obligated to accomodate them.

Excellent.

If only this were true. Only some people drive, but even drivers become pedestrians as soon as they get out of their car.

What's the alternative? Stand-your-ground laws but for the right to get to Starbucks 10 seconds faster?

The alternative is having traffic laws for pedestrians and enforcing them and fining violators so they don't just walk wherever they please with zero consequences.

Why is it they get to disrupt traffic with total impunity and shift all the liability to the vehicles? That makes no sense whatsoever.