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Does your town have those "traffic must yield to pedestians in crosswalk" thing? I don't mean the urban "walk signals". Instead I mean the painted crosswalks that if a pedestrian merely fakes like he is going to step into them all the cars have to jam on the brakes.
We have them everywhere up here in New England. In general I don't mind them. I don't mind waiting for the little old people to cross the street.
But we also have them at the High School to cross from the parking lot to the school. Dropping off there every day has gotten me thinking. I've observed that many people (like myself) will generally attempt to cross the street at a reasonable pace (so as not to inconvenience the drivers). I don't sprint across but it seems rude to slowly amble while taking in the scenery.
At the high school, I've noticed it seems a statement of "coolness" to cross as slowly as humanly possible, taking a diagonal route if you can to lengthen the crossing. Being held up daily by normally-high-speed teens shuffling at a geriatric pace is stupid.
Anyone else experience this? What type of crosswalk-crosser are you - the selfish world-revolves-around-me-so-I'll-go-as-slow-as-possible kind, or the thanks-for-letting-me-cross-I'll-be-out-of-your-way-in-a-second kind?
Originally posted by RookRAKWe have a couple of those crosswalks. I try to get across as quickly as possible: just because someone is driving, doesn't mean they're sober, sane, or literate!
Does your town have those "traffic must yield to pedestians in crosswalk" thing? I don't mean the urban "walk signals". Instead I mean the painted crosswalks that if a pedestrian merely fakes like he is going to step into them all the cars have to jam on the brakes.
We have them everywhere up here in New England. In general I don't mind them. I don't mind ...[text shortened]... kind, or the thanks-for-letting-me-cross-I'll-be-out-of-your-way-in-a-second kind?
Originally posted by RookRAKI remember when I lived in New England how we'd just cross the streets wherever (and whenever) we felt like it. It's wierd in California though. People are incredibly obedient of cross walks and cross signals. That said, I'm the "thanks-for-letting-me-cross-I'll-be-out-of-your-way-in-a-second" kind. I can't stand when people waste my time, so I try not to do that to others.
Does your town have those "traffic must yield to pedestians in crosswalk" thing? I don't mean the urban "walk signals". Instead I mean the painted crosswalks that if a pedestrian merely fakes like he is going to step into them all the cars have to jam on the brakes.
We have them everywhere up here in New England. In general I don't mind them. I don't mind ...[text shortened]... kind, or the thanks-for-letting-me-cross-I'll-be-out-of-your-way-in-a-second kind?
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Originally posted by RookRAKI know exactly what you mean. Do what I do: wait until they get right in front of your vehicle and then lay on the horn. See how cool they look when they jump out of their skin. The best part is the scowl on their uncool faces when they see you in your vehicle laughing at them.
Does your town have those "traffic must yield to pedestians in crosswalk" thing? I don't mean the urban "walk signals". Instead I mean the painted crosswalks that if a pedestrian merely fakes like he is going to step into them all the cars have to jam on the brakes.
We have them everywhere up here in New England. In general I don't mind them. I don't mind ...[text shortened]... kind, or the thanks-for-letting-me-cross-I'll-be-out-of-your-way-in-a-second kind?
Originally posted by smomofoEither that, or turn your wiper fluid spouts so they face outward.
I know exactly what you mean. Do what I do: wait until they get right in front of your vehicle and then lay on the horn. See how cool they look when they jump out of their skin. The best part is the scowl on their uncool faces when they see you in your vehicle laughing at them.
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Originally posted by GalaxyShieldI think everyone should jaywalk. The little bit of danger keeps you alert. Same deal with driving at double the posted speed limit. I've never had an accident while I've been breaking the law on the road, but I did run a red light and T-bone a guy once because I fell asleep in the middle of the afternoon once, probably because I was so bored of driving slow. The guy I hit was actually happy! I totalled-off his car that he was trying, unsuccessfully, to sell. It was such a piece of junk that the insurance paid him more than his asking price!
I stopped using crosswalks for the most part a long time ago. I'm a jaywalker now. My little way of sticking it to the man.
Originally posted by RookRAKThe flip-side arguement:
Does your town have those "traffic must yield to pedestians in crosswalk" thing? I don't mean the urban "walk signals". Instead I mean the painted crosswalks that if a pedestrian merely fakes like he is going to step into them all the cars have to jam on the brakes.
We have them everywhere up here in New England. In general I don't mind them. I don't mind ...[text shortened]... kind, or the thanks-for-letting-me-cross-I'll-be-out-of-your-way-in-a-second kind?
The only people that it inconveniences are "Binary Drivers" (those that believe that each pedal has only 2 positions - on and off). Stopping for a few seconds to let other commuters pass on a crossing like that is no different to normal traffic lights, it's just that some drivers think that they've got some God-given right to ultimate infastructure priority, tooting their little horns at anything that gets in their pertol-powered way.
Originally posted by Daemon SinSo let me get this straight ... you don't think is is rude for teens to cross at the speed of 90 year olds, intentionally shuffling along slowly to inconvenience society as much as possible. Sometimes even pausing right in the middle to chat with friends?
The flip-side arguement:
The only people that it inconveniences are "Binary Drivers" (those that believe that each pedal has only 2 positions - on and off). Stopping for a few seconds to let other commuters pass on a crossing like that is no different to normal traffic lights, it's just that some drivers think that they've got some God-given right to u ...[text shortened]... ture priority, tooting their little horns at anything that gets in their pertol-powered way.