Who knew walking across an intersection with the walk sign lit up meant having to fucking JUMP out of the way of an incoming car who clearly saw me walking but did not slow down in the least bit. WHO KNEW??? If I had not jumped in the fucked up direction I did in the 0.08374 seconds you gave me to do so, YOU WOULDA FUCKIN’ HIT ME! To be exact, you DID, with your side mirror on the arm as you made your speedy escape!
GET YOUR FUCKING HEAD ON STRAIGHT, YOU ALMOST WRECKED ME
—saved in the nick of fuckin’ time
This article appears in Dec 3-9, 2009.
LOL.
I think you’d be amazed of the number of these stories that don’t get noticed or published.
I’ve had a few myself.
Rule 1- Always carry an apple.
Rule 2- if the vehicle driver fails to see you in the crosswalk move quickly
Rule 3 – As you move take the apple out of your pocket
Rule 4 – Throw the apple vigorously at the side of the vehicle
Rule 5 – Cover your head as you run away
Rule 6 – Buy more apples
I would like to know when you became psychic ?
I ask this because of the title…& it may not be your words.
I’m wondering if you belong to some club, of walk around stop clock watchers…after all most of us (me for sure) wouldn’t be able to say that there was only .08374 of a second of available time to move …does anyone else, realise just how fast that is ?
If you were saved in the nick of time by going in a ‘fucked up direction’ -your words- I wonder what might have happened, if you had of went in a nicer orderly direction ?
Finally I was driving a small blue car the other night (ok, it was actually just before supper) & I almost hit a guy dress completely in black, like a ninja, with his collar turned up & although there was no light… we came pretty close & he certianly ‘jumped’.
I’m really sorry about that…but could you possibly buy or borrow a white scarf, a neon hat…something to give us a hint your in front of us instead of a black object surrounded by COMPLETE DARKNESS !
Lines on the street and lights on poles won’t protect you from cars. Crossing the street is probably the most dangerous thing the average person does each day.
You should do what my CAT does when he crosses the street… LOOKS BOTH WAYS AND DOSEN”T WALK IN FRONT OF MOVING CARS!
@ joeblow – i had a similar idea involving eggs, but apples probably travel better.
I walk an hour to and from work, on busy streets (Quinpool, Bell Rd. Sackville, etc.) and every day by cars go too fast and don’t always notice or obey pedestrians. This has taught me a valuable lesson… Wait until cars are stopped, or stopping, until you cross. It may piss some drivers off that I am taking too long, however I am still alive after some very close calls. It’s the responsibility of both pedestrain & driver.
I had a guy almost hit me as I crossed Ochterloney the other day… He was too busy gazing at a film crew at Sullivan’s Pond. What made it worse was thew fact that he swerved after he had passed me, almost hit another car, and then proceeded to bug out and drive through a red light so that nobody could get his plate.
I hope you took note of the license plate and reported it to the police. He might not give the next pedestrian the 0.08374 seconds to jump out of the way….
This crossing at the end of the street makes no sense, where one needs to look behind for oncoming traffic.
Jay-walking is my preferred choice, to get to the other side. In the middle of a block, you just need to look left and right, then make a dash for it. Of course one also needs to patrol for cops, when practicing this technique.
Works for me.
🙂
yea true – even thou people crossing xwalks “should look and make sure drivers stop and make eye contact – still blows the dude nailed buddies elbow – a reasonable person woulda stopped atleast and said sorry if nothing else – but likely it was a prick who thought he’d get his ass kicked if he stopped – well deserved if that happenned because apparently he ” saw me and didn’t slow down ” . Even so be a lesson to anyone – fuckin make sure the drivers stop forsure before you go – right of way regardless ” 160 pound person VS a 2000 lb car – man = fucked up person
You think that’s bad, OP? You’ve obviously never crossed the street in… just about any other city in the world outside of Nova Scotia. I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: we are blessed here in Halifax and Nova Scotia for having the generally very courteous, attentive, patient drivers we have here. I’ve lived here all my life but have visited many different places in different parts of the world, and have almost been hit or faced more aggressive drivers in other places than I ever have here.
Try Italy, for example. They’re notorious and definitely live up to their reputation. You’re lucky if drivers merely slow down for you as you hurry across the street in a crosswalk. Walking along the side of a country road there, drivers will intentionally flash their high beams at you and swerve as close as they can to you. The reason for this? No reason really, just for fun. You just need to understand the meaning of and when to use “va fan culo!” and you’ll be fine.
Remind me to take a bag of rocks when travelling through Italy. Them Luigi’s won’t step to me.
I don’t know about that, NGF. You might throw a rock at a Mafioso and then POW POW!
You sleepin’ wid da fishus.
More than likely, there’ll just be a few sets of hands fluttering through the air like a humming bird’s wings and lots of angry gibberish.
Bad joke time: Know what FIAT really stands for?
Fix it again, Tony!
drivers need to be more accountable when it comes to these issues….it is hell working downtown halifax, i like to wave my coffee or my purse ..catch there attention, because red lights don’t do it …i hear that they are just a suggestion anyhow..
next time carry something small and heavy,then let it go through the fucking window of said offending vehicle.if they stop then,give them hell and start screaming at them about being a fucking idiot and trying to run you over.bet a buck jackass won’t fucking stay around more than 10 seconds.everyone of you should think twice after today. because someone,maybe even me,will fucking let you have it.and you can’t do fuck,because you were in the wrong.
I think I mentioned this in a crosswalk bitch thread a while back, but…
solution –> crosswalk-button-activated SPIKE STRIPS
They rise up 3 or 4 seconds after the lights go on, and all of a sudden all drivers obey mid-block crosswalks…every…single…time.