When apportioning contributory negligence between a negligent driver and a contributorily negligent pedestrian, the court must take into account as a material consideration that the driver's negligence carries with it the risk of injury to others whereas the pedestrian's conduct endangers only herself. Failure to consider this factor constitutes an error of principle justifying appellate intervention in the apportionment.
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