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I drive just about everyday. So just about everyday I see pedestrians. Most of them seem to have no idea about cars. Let me backtrack.
When I was only in kindergarten I learned what crosswalks were for. So when I was only six I new about crosswalks. I knew the rules pertaining to cars and to pedestrians as far as crosswalks are concerned.
So why do I see adults who don't seem to know the rules? I stop at a crosswalk so that a pedestrian can cross the road. I'm expecting they'll just automatically cross. They don't. Instead, they hesitate. It's as if they aren't sure if I'm joking or not. Do they think that as soon as they start to cross I'll suddenly go forward and run them over?
I've stopped at a crosswalk on a four lane road. Two lanes going one way and two lanes going the other way. Pedestrians were standing in the middle at a crosswalk waiting to cross to the side of the road. I stopped and instead of starting across, they stood looking at the other lane of traffic waiting to see what they would do. Why don't they just cross?
The other puzzling thing is seeing people who are about a foot from a crosswalk. Instead of taking one step over to the crosswalk and using it to cross, they try to cross as if the crosswalk isn't there.
Often times I'm a pedestrian and when I get to a crosswalk I just cross. That's because I know a secret. Well it's not really a secret. It's a law. If you are at a cross walk, waiting to cross, or already walking across the cross walk, the cars are supposed to stop. “What if they don't stop?” Well unless they are homicidle, drunk, or on drugs, they almost certainly will stop. It's the law. If they don't stop and they hit you, then they are facing something like a manslaughter charge. I think that most drivers don't want to go to prison, so they will most likely choose to stop.
Do you know why most drivers don't stop to allow pedestrians
to cross at crosswalks? Maybe because most pedestrians put up with bad drivers. If most people would start crossing at crosswalks and making the cars stop and wait, the drivers would start getting the message and start respecting the legal rights of pedestrians. So stop being bullied by drivers and stand up for your rights. Most bullies, when confronted with someone who will stand up for themselves will back down. They only bully you, because you allow them to.
One last thought. I just discussed people hesitating at crosswalks, but why do grown people hesitate at escalators?
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