I get it. You almost got hit by a car. I am not debating that. But before you go off your rockers and start blaming the person driving the car, did you remember to do something you learned before you went to preschool? Look both ways before crossing the damn road!!! Even if it is a crosswalk. I have encountered countless times when I see people just walk into the crosswalk without making an attempt to look to see if traffic even sees you. You successfully crossing the road is a “two way street,” the driver and the pedestrian. Wouldn’t you want to know that the cars at least see you before jumping in the road, or just go in and try your luck? I always slow down before coming to a crosswalk or have my foot over the brake pedal just in case, but I don’t know where every crosswalk is in this city, or let alone the jaywalkers. It also goes for the ones with the flashing lights, the other day a guy walked in the road two steps, then decided to hit the lights.
I’ve walked the city streets many times and know what it is like to have people fly by you, but people gotta start doing their “mental” part and at least make sure you are seen by drivers before walking in. I hope no one ever gets hit crossing the street, but do your part too.
Oh, and finally, STOP CROSSING THE ROAD AND TEXTING. Pay attention to traffic for a few seconds. Your FB, twitter or email can wait. –Drivers Are People Too
This article appears in Aug 9-15, 2012.
But, but, but, that would mean paying attention OB, you can’t expect people to take 10 seconds from their zombie zombie shuffle, aka.texting.
Here comes a litany of douchebag, “right of way” comments. Right of way, in no way equals guarantee.
that’s a good name for an electronic device, hugo, the zombie. instant frontal lobotomy
VICTIM BLAMER!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Bitch 8. This bitch is the flipside of bitch 3 where a person in Pictou nearly was struck by an R&B playing motorist in his 30s while on a crosswalk. This time the driver laments the lack of attention that pedestrians pay to their surroundings traffic-wise and are too preoccupied with electronic devices. OP maintains that it takes effort from both the driver and the pedestrian to prevent a collision between the two. One that the pedestrian would almost certainly lose. I added that last part not OP.
Possible solutions a) run over the pedestrian to teach them a lesson (not recommended), b) screeching your brakes and yelling at the pedestrian (not recommended) or c) a quick beep to break their train of thought and see you are there (recommended).
There, that completes my work for the day. I hope I was of some help to these poor saps. Good night everybody.
True but drivers really need to not drive through crosswalks when people are in them. The other day, I was just about to step onto a crosswalk, when an old couple cruised through right on a red without stopping, almost takin my foot off. I didn’t freak cuz they were old and I thought they didn’t see me. But the old lady looked me right in my pissed off face from her passenger seat and gave me the finger, then they looked at eachother and laughed while they putted off. true story
I’d rather have a bottle in front of me than a frontal lobotomy.
NF – You really should talk to your parents about that.
You have a point no fool….but then there are the assholes who see a green light for the cars & ignore the red stop hand for pedestrians… I’m talking about a recycle idiot, who went to push his shopping cart out into traffic when he had a red stop hand & I had a green flashing arrow. I’d have run my truck right over top of your shopping cart & not given a shit about it, much better than causing a pile up of vehicles slamming into me because I had to jam on the brakes to avoid you, yesterday morning in downtown Halisux (man I feel bad for people who have to do that every day ! ).
Not that the guy pushing his cart comes here … he may be stupid, but he sure moved fast ~;)
At the end of the day, the car will win, regardless of who is right or wrong. Is is worth becoming a slice of street pizza, because the dicksmack approaching the sidewalk is texting while driving? Absolutely not. You’ll be in a pine box…the driver will get a ticket for failing to yeild at a crosswalk. Look both ways the ensure it’s safe to cross…always!
*to…yes, I’m a spelling nazi lol
city roads are just a giant pinball game, with drivers zinging thru obstacle courses of pedestrians, concrete and other cars. intent on some distant goal and oblivious to everything but their own tunnel vision. pedestrians are indeed zombies with only their thumbs alive. or rage filled at not having a car of their own. rural is no better, i have a small commute (before work) each morning down a windy road to the heavenly hiking area. posted speed MAXIMUM is 70. commuters do 90, careening around blind corners clipping garbage cans, smashing squirrels, raccoons, porky-pines and buzzing the dog walkers. (you wouldn’t catch me dead walking my beloveds on any road, anytime) and in season, roaring past little kids lined up at the school bus stops. some of the FUCKING IDIOTS in the cars are mothers driving their privileged kids to school, instead of having them potential road jam like the ones they are zooming past. and at one point in the windy road, just past a blind curve, there is a day care on one side of the road, with a playground across the road. at 830 approx every weekday in season, the day care workers have to conga-line the older little ones across the road, all holding onto a rope, little tykes, to get to the school up the hill. it has to be sheer luck that some car hasn’t already rammed thru that line of kids like an olympic sprinter through a ribbon. self absorbed morons. young women, middled aged women. young men. old ladies. these are the worst. middle aged men seem to be more aware of their environment, and responsive to it. (in my straw poll) what the heck is it? is it the belief that no intent means no responsibility? if you smash into a bunch of little kids because you were doing 90 around a blind curve and couldn’t stop in time you have no sense of guilt because 1. you didn’t mean it 2. their day care people should have seen you coming 3. their parents should be stay at home moms 4. you slept in and were in a hurry and your boss would get mad and the cat threw up on your best shoes so you had to find another pair and your coffee maker didn’t work and wah wah ‘poor fucking me’ traumatized for life at seeing that little kid’s bloody foot stuck to your windshield.
I cannot believe that people ( all ages ) still step out on to a crosswalk without looking both ways to make sure all is good to go. How stupid we are, and are most of us in that much of a hurry.