I worked in a DHL warehouse. We ran around up and down pick aisles all day long. Generally, a sounding of the horn and some kind of acknowledgment like eye contact or a head nod is considered sufficiently safe to pass pedestrians. Did either of the kids (driver or flag waver) say anything, sound a horn, or make eye contact? Then I would say you were made sufficiently aware of their presence and the remaining onus is on the pedestrian to stay clear.
By the way, these machines were going 10mph. That’s running pace for your average runner. They were not the glacially slow pace I see them going at the big box stores with flag wavers, etc.
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