Ignoring right of way when you have it is not polite

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:+1000%, OP. Not only is is not polite to ignore the rules of the road and impose your own ‘rules’, it isn’t safe. You are not being nice, you are making everyone less safe.

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[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Yes thank you. And stop waving pedestrians across too, jerks. Just follow the rules and yield when it’s your turn instead of making everyone dance around wondering wtf you are doing.

Wtf? Pedestrians DO have the right of way!

I think PP means like if the pedestrians have not yet reached the crosswalk or what have you, and you could easily and safely make your maneuver…and instead you sit extra long because you have anticipated they will maybe be getting to that crosswalk and using it.

Sorry but if I see a person going to enter I am not going to rush through. I doubt you are in that much of a rush and if so you should have left earlier.

NP. There is “going to enter” and then there is “may possibly enter.” For example, there’s a long sidewalk on the UMD campus that leads to several potential points: a crosswalk, a nearby bus stop, several campus buildings, etc. If I see a pedestrian walking down that sidewalk, I don’t pretend I know that they are going to use the crosswalk when they may well be turning the opposite way to walk up to a nearby building. If I see them obviously approach the crosswalk, of course I stop. But I see, time and again, drivers think they maybe possibly are going to use the crosswalk, screech to a halt, frantically waving them on—only for them to continue walking straight in the direction of the student union.

Of course I always drive slowly on campus, I pay attention, and I err on the side of stopping at a crosswalk. But I don’t pretend that I can forecast the future, and even if they are going to eventually use the crosswalk, I let them walk at their own pace—I don’t preemptively stop and start frantically waving so that they then feel compelled to run, as I have seen happen many times.

[Anonymous]

x 1, 000,000!

OP, annoying good samaritans drive me absolutely insane. I hate that shit.

[Anonymous]

I live in a neighborhood with narrow streets and lots of cars parked on both sides. Sometimes it’s necessary for drivers to stop and yield to someone coming from the other direction because there’s not enough clearance for both cars to pass. It drives me crazy when I come to a stop and am obviously yielding and then the driver coming from the opposite direction does the same thing. There’s no reason for both of us to stop! You’re prolonging the situation with an unnecessary standoff. You’re rejecting my goodwill. If I stop, you go.

[Anonymous]

I say this all the time!!!! Just follow the rules - they are what they are for good reason!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I say this all the time!!!! Just follow the rules - they are what they are for good reason!

+1! Be predictable, be efficient, and don’t let your “politeness” or anxiety derail and detain everyone—making it all more dangerous than if you just took your turn correctly.

[Anonymous]

Another one: traffic going in the opposite direction is stopping and someone wants to let you turn left. No thank you. I'm not turning left just because you have stopped. I have no way to see, clearly enough, re: cars traveling in the lane next to you.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Another one: traffic going in the opposite direction is stopping and someone wants to let you turn left. No thank you. I'm not turning left just because you have stopped. I have no way to see, clearly enough, re: cars traveling in the lane next to you.

+1
Just because you stop doesn't mean the car in the other lane will stop.

[Anonymous]

While we're all complaining. I hate when cyclists use pedestrian crossings. The crossing is for PEDESTRIANS (people on foot) not for you to ride your bike across. I see you sitting on your bike at a pedestrian crossing then guess what? I don't stop!