It’s an intersection people! Which means that I have the right to cross the GD street at the corners. I am consistently ignored as a pedestrian when I want to cross, and am particularly pissed when I’m waiting in the pouring rain or a blizzard and you are in a car! 9 times out of 10, I have to slowly try to creep out and wave my hands around repeatedly just so someone will pay attention to me. Then most drivers blare their horn at me like I’ve just dashed out in the middle of the road in front of them!
I swear one of these days, I am going to get very angry when I’ve been waiting for so long and just walk my ass out. You’ll be at fault for hitting me and I’ll sue your ass, because I am at an intersection! —Pissed Pedestrian
This article appears in May 27 – Jun 2, 2010.
Wrong. Not ALL intersections have unmarked crosswalks PP. Try that shit at the Windsor St exchange or the 5 way by the commons. When you try to sue, the judge will laugh at you for being such an idiot. Do us all a favour and test your theory. Please.
Never Wrong is right in this case.
You have a right to “safely cross the street’
Which means you need to try & remember this little jingle….
stop ,look & listen
before you cross the street,
use your eyes, use your ears,
before you use your feet !
I have no idea OP how large you are but if your 200lbs, do you really think you’ve got a snowballs chance in hell of coming out on top of wrestling with a 3000/6000 pound vehicle (let us not even consider the big trucks out there !)
‘Just walking your ass out’ is a good way to get yourself killed. It is a challenge to conduct a lawsuit from the grave. ALWAYS wait until traffic has stopped in both directions before crossing. A minute of waiting for traffic to notice the pedestrian and stop VS eternity in the grave. Which option would you choose?
Bring some big rocks or some bricks OP… My technique is if someone is more than willing to run me over in bad weather or not to save themselves a few seconds during their commute, they are also more than able to survive without an intact windshield or window(s)
OP you don’t sound too smart.
If you just walked you ass out out in front of my car and I hit you I honestly would not feel bad AT ALL. I WOULD feel sorry that your actually that flipping stupid.
Use Mores jungle at this rate it WILL save your life!
dartmouthy – your dumb too
Being dumb, something I’m guessing you are an expert on Enough Said… lol
There is a lot of shit to look out for, driving around this city without having pedestrians darting out into the streets. I hate when pedestrians stand behind a telephone pole or something and then just walk out into the street! NO I didn’t see you because you’re behind something and there’s like 10 cars around me doing crazy shit, as it is an INTERSECTION.
I’m assuming the drivers weren’t able to see you, as you say they honk at you and almost hit you. And no, they won’t be at fault for hitting you, and you probably won’t be alive to sue them. If it’s a busy street in the morning or evenings, take the extra minute or two to walk to a lighted or marked crosswalk. It’s not my fault you’re walking in the rain/snow and I’m in a car so don’t even act like you’re some poor, defenseless moron. Just a moron :D.
now now you two… I’ll turn this car right arou….
ahh, some nutjob just walked out in front of me!
Bet he shit himself as he rolled over the hood.
dartmouthy – Throwing rocks at cars you proved my point in your first comment, you sound like your 16.
melectric your on fire today. Well written
Enough said, if you’re so bright, please use correct grammar – it’s been taught before on these pages… it’s YOU’RE dumb. As in: you + are. Sigh. Dufus.
I’ll just make sure I save up all of my big rocks for you and your car Enough Said, no worries 🙂
And as an aside, I’m so happy to have proved a point for you – considering you don’t have the language skills to do so yourself.
Ralmn & dartmouthy – I spelled you’re incorrectly so this must surely state the level of intelligence, your’re right though throwing rocks at cars makes you sound so much brighter.
Good Job fellas, stay in school.
ANd you still spelled “you’re” wrong!
You spelled it wrong again… I’m not saying anything about rocks, just that bad grammar makes you look like a tool.
Personally, I’m a frequent pedestrian (and runner) and I’ve only had a couple of bad run ins with asshole drivers who don’t yield at intersections – though those infrequent instances are terrifying. You SHOULD be safe, but you’ve got no hope in hell when a BAD driver doesn’t come to a complete stop or chooses to try to squeeze past you. A friend of mine actually came to work today, thankful for being alive as she was almost hit – on the sidewalk crossing a Stupidstore entrance. He was trying to beat oncoming traffic and wasn’t paying close attention to her ON THE SIDEWALK. She said she didn’t see it, he whipped in behind her, but saw the expression of the lady in the car she was facing (terrified), and felt the car bump her backpack.
haha call the grammar police. The point I made (rock throwing)…I still stand by. Spelling mistake or not. It’s funny you have nothing else to say about the bitch but attack my grammar. Really throwing rocks is the best you can come up with.
ralmn – bad grammar….. I don’t read-read, edit and spell check all my posts. Mainly because I just don’t care if a word is miss spelled. Plain and simple. May look dumb, but I am sure if you can correct my spelling then you can figure out the point I am making.
My guess is that if you are “consistently” ignored as a pedestrian then you’re probably doing something wrong. Yes, some drivers are idiots and refuse/ignore pedestrians’ right-of-way but then some pedestrians are complete tools thinking they are so entitled and expect instantaneous stopping abilities from drivers.
Also, if it’s raining or snowing out then the vision of the drivers is slightly impaired so expect a little longer response time. Not picking on you directly OP but if it’s night and/or raining try wearing some brightly coloured clothing. The wingnuts walking around on a rainy night wearing nothing but black are just asking to get hit if they expect drivers to see them and stop in time.
Yes Enough said. Throwing rocks is the best I can come up with. I’m sure you’ll agree it’s a great deterrent when you are driving around with no windshield haha
That’s unfortunate that when you have no other reasoning skills. So no can’t agree with you…
1. by you throwing rocks at a car your endangering everyone’s life, not only the driver but any other person on the road driving, walking, jogging, biking including yourself- smarty pants
2. that is one quick way to get the shit kicked out of yourself, or fines being brought up against you.
3. ever hear two wrongs don’t make a right.
So your reasoning sucks.
Snipehunter – trust me, it’s not the pedestrian’s fault when they can’t get across the road. For two years I worked off Lady Hammond and took the bus to work and could not get people to stop for me, rain shine snow or what ever. Unmarked crosswalk, flayling arms, outstretched arm, patiently waiting. I had to wait till someone stopped or there was a break in the traffic. And at 8am on a weekday, there were few of those as everyone was in a rush to get downtown.
to Pissed Pedestrian – I have been hit by a car while waiting to cross the street, standing on the sidewalk and totally not at fault in any way, and trust me – it hurts – a lot! Don’t get hit on purpose, it’s not worth anything.
two wrongs may not,
but three lefts do.
I have no idea what “That’s unfortunate that when you have no other reasoning skills” means so I’ll just agree and back away slowly… to near firing distance for my big rocks.
I’d be more worried about people with substandard IQs who qualify for a drivers license, and even worse still, are in possession of a car on our fair city’s streets. Think of the children!
My reasoning may suck but boy it sure gets results.
Wow. For the record: I was being facetious when I said I was going to run out in traffic. And yes, I know I would be at fault. I was joking people. I am bitching here, not looking to “test theories” and other ridiculous comments such at that one.
I live at Willow & Robie and I am disregarded the majority of the time when I want to cross. I always make myself visible, I do not stand behind trees, poles, etc, but it’s a bitch to cross in many areas of the city.
– Pissed Pedestrian
I understand the pedstrians have the right of way rule/law. However, there needs to be some sort of ownership on the part of the pedestrian as well: just because there is an intersection or a marked crosswalk you cannot simply just start walking. This city is full of people that approach the crosswalk and just keep on walking without stopping to make sure the way is clear. I’m driving a large bucket of bolts and metal, it takes a lot longer to come to a full stop than it does you on your feet. I do always stop for pedestrians at crosswalks. However, if I can’t see you (why do you all insist on hiding behind poles, or wearing dark clothing at night?) and you just walk without stopping to look or listen, I may not be able to get stopped in time. Then what happens? I get penalized because you were the daft moron who didn’t bother to stop, look or listen.
Skyisfalling… & there in your first sentence is the problem.
You don’t have the right of way.
Sometimes you do ,other times you don’t… you’ve pointed out the problem perfectly.
When you come upon a crosswalk/corner/ place to cross the street.
You have to STOP.
LOOK BOTH WAYS ! ! !
THen if the intersection & oncoming traffic is clear or stopped THEN YOU PROCEED.
But you keep on checking the situation around you ! ! ! ! Someone may not see you, might be going around a bus/truck & take you out…sure it would be their fault…you really want to wear a 4 thousand pound accessory ?
Most people ignore all or most of those rules. THat’s why we’re hearing about people being hit in crosswalks & on the roads & they not the driver(s) are being ticketed.
Well that’s the adult way to handle things, throw rocks and break the law. Of course you could your big rock at a car and the owner gets out and guns you down or run you down. Yep that’s the brightest comment I’ve seen today.
yeah but o.p., it gives the drivers a bit of fun, seeing you pull ass across the street to avoid being roadkill.isn’t that the way it’s spodsed to work.
Blame the do-good’ers at City Hall and Province House for making a stupid law stating all sides of an intersection is a crosswalk. Yeah, sure, I’ll try walking across Akerley Blvd using that law as my protection from getting hit by a tractor trailer.
Here is the exact text from HRM’s transportation section of the website:
Unmarked Crosswalks
There is a crosswalk at every intersection, whether marked by lines or unmarked. Drivers must always yield the right of way to pedestrians lawfuly in crosswalks.
Every pedestrian crossing at a roadway at any point other than at a crosswalk shall yield the right of way to vehicles on the roadway.
Marked Crosswalks
In HRM, marked crosswalks consist of white painted lines on the roadway and four ground mounted pedestrian crosswalk signs – two facing each direction of traffic.
Crosswalks are marked only where necessary – to over-saturate the streets with crosswalk markings would reduce their significance.
oh, and by the way pissed, do you really want to try that stupid shit.
Outside of the downtown core, it’s tough to be a pedestrian in this city. Marked or not, most drivers fail to yield appropriately, usually doing a rolling stop at most non-intersection crosswalks, or not paying attention at all when they turn right, especially on reds.
Bro Tim has it right dartmouthy.
LOL Wow if we add Bro Tim’s IQ and Enough Said’s IQ together I wonder what we would get… lol. Keep droolin boys.
My bet’s that that this rock throwing internet tough guy has never acctually done this, otherwise I doubt it would still seem like a good idea…
Look I never thought anyone would take my simple and flippant comment so literally and seriously…
I agree the traffic laws as they stand cause more problems than they solve.
I understand just because I see a car coming at me, the driver may not see me. I understand it takes a car time to slow down when approaching a crosswalk – and that the driver may not have enough time to stop safely when approaching a crosswalk at full speed.
I understand the driver has to think about how close the cars are behind him before he stops, among other things.
These are all things I take into consideration as a pedestrian. It isn’t all about me and I fully realize that.
When I get to a crosswalk, which I often do as I don’t drive, I’ll wait for three or four cars to cruise past me while I am waiting patiently at a crosswalk before I’ll start walking out into traffic.
BUT At that point if no one stops for me then I’ll look for the safest way to cross, but that doesn’t mean I’m just going to wait there indefinitely for some driver “nice” enough to let me cross. I’m going to cross sooner rather than later.
In larger cities jaywalking is much more common, and the police have better things to do than prosecute people for looking out for themselves in traffic, unlike here in Halifax.
Studies have been done that in fact show jaywalking is safer than using crosswalks because it forces the pedestrian to be much more aware of the traffic around them when crossing the street.
Crosswalks lull the pedestrian into a false feeling of security and control over a traffic situation, when in fact, they have very little.
http://www.slate.com/id/2234011/pagenum/2
Unless they carry big stones, that is.
😀 to dartmouthy. I’m new, and even I know that this place is all about the flippant comments. Some people need to find different sites if they’re looking for serious discussion.
Thanks Ralmn haha 😉
dartmouthy – that’s a change in tune. Good job! Although sarcasm is use daily here, most of it is witty scarcasm and knowing when to use.
I am glad you have some common sense.
we threw poop. it was a marked crosswalk and the driver crested a hill doing double the posted after we started crossing . he flew through the crosswalk, ignoring the beeping, flashing lights, three lanes of stopped cars and panicked family. for almost hitting us and the kids he got a bag of dog poop smeared on his car. another reason to be sure to pick up after your pets.
well actually i threw the poop. i was wrong. i should not have done it. but i was carrying dog poop and he tried to run over my family. funny though he still didnt stop. he hit the breaks, then he reconsidered.
Chile01 – maybe his brakes were broken, after you all you say he hit the breaks 🙂
Poop, rocks, bricks, it’s all good with me in those kind of circumstances 🙂