Here lies the remains of William Jay
Who died maintaining his right of way.
His mid was set, his will was strong,
But he’s just as dead as if he’d been wrong.
The problem with the slow-and-let-the-pedestrian-pass maneuver is that it’s sometimes hard to tell if a car is slowing down to let you pass, or just slowing down for the next light, or what. Sure, most of the time it’s not a big deal, but I’ve definitely had times where I wasn’t gonna jump into the street and hope that driver saw me. Especially when the car’s relatively close to the intersection (which is often, in the city), and there’s no room for error if they didn’t see you.
Never. Did you have a sgian duh?
Let’s say the story happened exactly as Soul told it. After they passed him, he began to roll forward at less than 5 MPH, and that when he got level with them that one had to “leap” back to strike his car.
You still think that’s a reasonable reaction to the situation? If so, please move to Japan. Everyone follows the rules to the letter here.
I worked several summers inside Chicago’s Greyhound terminal. I may not be entirely immune to cars, but compared with a Scenicruiser driven by a mechanic I was getting high with ten minutes before, I’m just not impressed by some joker in a Lexus.
This guy wants a word with you.
Boy, riding MARTA sure makes one testy.
At least they walked in the crosswalk.
On the side streets I travel the kids/teenagers walk right down the middle of the road. They will see me coming and ever so slowly part so I can pass by. They do the same on their bikes.
Get the fuck out of my way!
When I was kid not only did I use the side walk but I would not dare to deliberately stand in the path of an oncoming car just to prove the pedestrian right of way laws.
Maybe you should have called in a report of possible prostitution.
Or just look at her and scream incredulously, “No, I will not PAY you to suck my dick!!!”
What about the dumbasses that think jaywalking is legal? The other day I almost ran into some black motherfucker (YEA I went there) because he was sauntering, yes, SAUNTERING across a five lane avenue with not a whit in the world in a completely random spot. Some dumbshit in the left lane decided to stop to let him cross, and of course I didn’t see him until it was almost too late because he was walking right in front of this car. I slam on the brakes to keep from having Dumb Shit splattered all over the van, and this particulate ass clown stands in my lane to double flips me off like he’s flashing some kinda GANG signs.
I really should have run him over, I could use the insurance to get another van.
Lets hope she does next time you fuck with her.
Why should I?
His story makes no sense. Additionally I know exactly the environment in which they were walking and he was driving. Pedestrians and yellow cones are treated about the same way there.
He is lying.
This is the problem, I feel. I doubt very much that the laws of the road think that you were the one in control.
I have a tendency to hit cars that go over a crossing when I am on it. Normally a good hard slap or a kick. My view is that if the driver wants to make an issue of it, I’ll happily wait for the driver to explain to a policeman what they were doing driving over a crossing within hitting distance of a pedestrian using the crossing. The last time that happened I was in the middle of the fucking crossing (middle of a two lane one-way section) and a woman drove in front of me, not looking and on her phone. The noise of my hand crashing down on the side of her car was immense.
I hope it scared the shit out of her.
^Yup. I dented a woman’s van once. I was pregnant with my baby in the stroller, crossing in the cross walk when it was my turn. This ignoramus comes to a screeching halt right over the cross walk about 18 inches in front of the stroller. I kicked her fender hard and cursed her out. She had the nerve to tell me to watch where the fuck I’m going. I completely understand the vitriol for pedestrians who cross wherever and whenever they want to. I’m not one of those.
I mean, don’t you think it’s a bit unreasonable to expect pedestrians to just walk about with bricks? The logistics of that are just absurd.
How did you manage that?
I saw some asshole nearly get killed the other day. They’re crossing Wolf Road, which is a two-lane, 40 mph road. There are crosswalks about, oh, 50 yards in either direction, but they choose to walk directly across the road.
So. The right lane of traffic is stopped. So these people start cutting between the cars in the right lane. The left lane cannot see anyone until they literally pop out from between the cars.
Indeed, one guy strolls blithely right into the path of an oncoming sedan. I expected to see gore right there. The sedan hits his brakes - thank goodness for good brakes - and honks his horn.
The ped turns and gives him a dirty look! And continues ambling across. And behind him come a whole series of men, one at a time, jaywalking, without a fucking care in the world.
Wolf Road has gone out of its way to be safe for pedestrians, with ped-friendly lights at every light, and crosswalks, and tons of signs, and brand new sidewalks…but oh no. We are special. We must walk THROUGH traffic.
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If you hate my thread so much, perhaps you could throw a brick at it?