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bad crosswalk experience
It seems that cars in my new town don't look out for pedestrians as
much as in my old town. Does this vary from state to state? |
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Tim923 wrote:
> It seems that cars in my new town don't look out for pedestrians as > much as in my old town. Does this vary from state to state? Let me guess, you grew up in a place like Bethesda where SOP is "step into road, let drivers stop for you." Fortunately, it's not like that everywhere. nate -- replace "fly" with "com" to reply. http://home.comcast.net/~njnagel |
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Tim923 wrote:
> It seems that cars in my new town don't look out for pedestrians as > much as in my old town. Does this vary from state to state? Let me guess, you grew up in a place like Bethesda where SOP is "step into road, let drivers stop for you." Fortunately, it's not like that everywhere. nate -- replace "fly" with "com" to reply. http://home.comcast.net/~njnagel |
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"Nate Nagel" > wrote in message
... > Tim923 wrote: > >> It seems that cars in my new town don't look out for pedestrians as >> much as in my old town. Does this vary from state to state? > > Let me guess, you grew up in a place like Bethesda where SOP is "step into > road, let drivers stop for you." Fortunately, it's not like that > everywhere. I took a visit to Nanaimo BC last year. I was looking to cross a 4-lane street (2 lanes in each direction). I was at a marked crosswalk with no signal and the traffic was heavy. I put one foot--just one size 11 shoe--off the curb into the street, and immediately all traffic stopped, from both directions. It was like watching a cartoon--they all just stopped on a dime! I crossed, and they moved on like nothing had happened. Here in Portland, I could be at a crosswalk at a controlled intersection, crossing with the light, and I'm still taking my life into my own hands. |
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"Nate Nagel" > wrote in message
... > Tim923 wrote: > >> It seems that cars in my new town don't look out for pedestrians as >> much as in my old town. Does this vary from state to state? > > Let me guess, you grew up in a place like Bethesda where SOP is "step into > road, let drivers stop for you." Fortunately, it's not like that > everywhere. I took a visit to Nanaimo BC last year. I was looking to cross a 4-lane street (2 lanes in each direction). I was at a marked crosswalk with no signal and the traffic was heavy. I put one foot--just one size 11 shoe--off the curb into the street, and immediately all traffic stopped, from both directions. It was like watching a cartoon--they all just stopped on a dime! I crossed, and they moved on like nothing had happened. Here in Portland, I could be at a crosswalk at a controlled intersection, crossing with the light, and I'm still taking my life into my own hands. |
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Tim923 wrote:
> It seems that cars in my new town don't look out for pedestrians as > much as in my old town. Does this vary from state to state? Describe your experience. There are pedestrians whose word I would take on this sort of assertion, and then there are those who behave as badly as the guy who merged onto the Interstate at 20 mph in front of Scott. Guys like that probably behave so stupidly at crosswalks that no one SHOULD stop for them. |
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Tim923 wrote:
> It seems that cars in my new town don't look out for pedestrians as > much as in my old town. Does this vary from state to state? Describe your experience. There are pedestrians whose word I would take on this sort of assertion, and then there are those who behave as badly as the guy who merged onto the Interstate at 20 mph in front of Scott. Guys like that probably behave so stupidly at crosswalks that no one SHOULD stop for them. |
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>Describe your experience. There are pedestrians whose word I would
>take on this sort of assertion, and then there are those who behave >as badly as the guy who merged onto the Interstate at 20 mph in front >of Scott. Guys like that probably behave so stupidly at crosswalks >that no one SHOULD stop for them. I think in my old town, if the pedestrian gets to the crosswalk first and gets two full strides into the road, the car at least slows down and establishes eye contact, especially in a residential university crosswalk area named University BLVD. Maybe I just had bad luck. Even in my old town, I've been in a number of uncomfortable situations where I had the "walk" signal, but that happened in less residential areas. Drivers turn right on red without stop, and cars with green left arrows don't anticipate, and will leave a pedestrian standing on the double yellow lines. |
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>Describe your experience. There are pedestrians whose word I would
>take on this sort of assertion, and then there are those who behave >as badly as the guy who merged onto the Interstate at 20 mph in front >of Scott. Guys like that probably behave so stupidly at crosswalks >that no one SHOULD stop for them. I think in my old town, if the pedestrian gets to the crosswalk first and gets two full strides into the road, the car at least slows down and establishes eye contact, especially in a residential university crosswalk area named University BLVD. Maybe I just had bad luck. Even in my old town, I've been in a number of uncomfortable situations where I had the "walk" signal, but that happened in less residential areas. Drivers turn right on red without stop, and cars with green left arrows don't anticipate, and will leave a pedestrian standing on the double yellow lines. |
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Tim923 wrote:
> > I think in my old town, if the pedestrian gets to the crosswalk first > and gets two full strides into the road, the car at least slows down > and establishes eye contact, especially in a residential university > crosswalk area named University BLVD. Maybe I just had bad luck. > > Even in my old town, I've been in a number of uncomfortable situations > where I had the "walk" signal, but that happened in less residential > areas. Drivers turn right on red without stop, and cars with green > left arrows don't anticipate, and will leave a pedestrian standing on > the double yellow lines. Wear steel-capped shoes, and kick cars that don't stop. |
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