… are not “suggestions”. When you see me standing at a crosswalk with the light flashing, I am not “waiting” for you to pass, but waiting for you to stop! I know you can see me and just don’t give an eff because you’re so incredibly important. And it’s not called a “slow slightly” sign, it’s a fucking STOP sign and you’re meant to come to a complete STOP. I tell my mother atleast once a month that if I ever get hit by a car because the driver was at fault to sue the fucking pants off of them. I am not one of those “invincible” pedestrians, but rather someone who thinks the rules of the road are there for a reason. Learn them or get out of your fucking car and WALK somewhere.
—I’m Going to Start Taking Plates
This article appears in Dec 24-30, 2009.
Get a life. They are Stop signs, you’re right, but sometimes it’s easier for YOU to wait three seconds and let a car go so that the flow of traffic is maintained. Contrary to your opinion, the world doesn’t revolve around you. If it’s so important that you can’t wait for a few extra seconds, leave home earlier, or get a car!
I’m sure the pedestrian is as concerned about the flow of highway traffic as much as the drivers in said traffic are concerned for the flow of foot traffic. If you have two feet, snafu, why not put it on the other foot for a minute… leave earlier? buy a car? pffft! “The rules” don’t give a rat’s ass about maintaining the flow of traffic at crosswalks. Why not just slow the fuck down and work to keep your license?
yeah,i do heartily agree with this person.a stp sign means just that,STOP.not fucking slow down then boom ahead.these idiots are going to kill someone,and the law will only ticket them for failing to yield.i say charge the motherfuckers with murder,or attempted murder.hit me,not kill me,and with my last fucking breath,i will rip the fucking head off you,trust me.i am fed up with the way fucking idiots are acting on the road,and it’s about time that you faced the music for your stupid actions.texting driving,oh yeah,message you in hospital or jail cell,after you run over an innocent bystander.put your fucking phone away while you drive,because if i get you,i will ram it up your ass,when you hit me.there,that feels better,holy shit.
man,life.sucks,so,much.i,can’t.even.use,my.space.bar.for.fuck,sakes.so,i,just.throw.puncuation.in.there.wherever,the,hell,i,see.fit.
“leave earlier” ? Get a car”? What the…? I fail to see what those suggestions have to do with obeying the rules of the road and traffic signs. Snafu, you’re really talking out your ass, aren’t you? The signs are for a reason, they’re not just guidelines that you follow whenever you feel like it. It’s not about whether it’s easier for the OP to wait three more seconds, it’s about a car stopping when it’s supposed to.
LIFE SUCKS. I would really like to read your comments but I just scroll pass yours every time you post a comment. It gives me a stabbing pain behind my eyes.
Yea i don’t see why everyones bitching at the OP – A stop sign is just that – stop . I drive and walk different times of the day -. It doesn’t matter – stop and yield where your suppose to . I always try to make eye contact and let pedestians know i seen them and will stop the 2 seconds in my nice warm truck while the poor bastard walks whereever to get wherever. Seriously – think about it – if a stop sign means slow down and boot it – wouldn’t they just post a yield sign? To much impatience with driver who feel pedestians in the right of way so DARE to actually make them stop at a posted stop sign – the fuckin nerve . I agree with life sucks – anyone texting or on the phone while driving hits me in the street or my truck – they will need an ambulance – even if to just get their cell phone extracted out of their asshole .
I hate pricks who merely slow down at stop signs when a pedestrian is attempting to cross. The same goes for the pricks that slow down and roll their way towards the pedestrian even more – usually while telling the pedestrian to hurry up or beeping the horn.
When it happens to me I stop completely in the cross walk and yell, “ARE YOU GOING TO STOP?” Beep your horn and expect a rock to ricochet off your windshield.
Drivers do need to stop when indicated…true But OP a pedestrian that is texting on the phone or doing something that takes their attention off he road is just as dangerous. A person that thinks that because the pressed the almighty button to a crosswalk but doesn’t give drivers enough time to stop is dangerous. A person that doesn’t make eye contact with the driver is dangerous.
What a dangerous world we live in.!
uh Fat,… are you in a wheelchair by any chance?
I was at an intersection the other day…
stopped and saw buddy in a wheelchair start to cross….
this place is damn hard to see the through traffic to my right and left so I started through and had he kept going at his pace, would have made it to the other side by the time I started through the actual crosswalk…
he sees I start to roll and stops in the crosswalk.
WTF? what the hell are you proving by stopping in the crosswalk?
luckily he had gone just far enough that I could veer around without hitting the curb.
I stopped and wasn’t in a rush… but NEVER stop in a crosswalk.
if they’re that close, kick the fucking door on their way by but don’t FUCKING STOP AND GLARE.
stop signs, crosswalks, buttons…its all frustrating…
“I tell my mother atleast once a month that if I ever get hit by a car because the driver was at fault to sue the fucking pants off of them.”
You speak to your mother with that foul mouth? And you do at least know that “atleast” is two words, correct?
Just kidding… grammar Nazi’s suck.
It’s true that stop signs, including red lights when making a right turn, mean to make a complete STOP. Not a slow down to just a crawl, but a full stop where you car is not moving in the slightest. Therefore, every time you just slow down at a stop sign or red light, even if there’s no traffic, you are technically breaking the law. Law breakers!
As for only merely slowing down for you to cross the street rather than making a complete stop, ever been to Italy? (I know I’ve mentioned this before). You’re pretty lucky if drivers actually slow down for you – usually it’s a quick dart across the road with Gino driving his little Fiat furiously waving his hands and yelling “eeeyyyyy, va fa culo! Ma ma mia! Spaghetti!” at you.
Bad, outdated Italian stereotypes, I know…