The causative potency of a motor vehicle in pedestrian accidents does not establish a general principle requiring particular emphasis in apportionment of contributory negligence; it is merely one circumstance among others to be weighed. A 50:50 apportionment is within the proper range of evaluative judgment where an intoxicated pedestrian crosses a road without looking in light traffic and is struck by a driver who failed to keep a proper lookout.
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