If you enter the intersection while a pedestrian is crossing, where'd you learn to drive?

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Anonymous wrote:Are you a slow walker? If you are walking in a cross walk, why would it take you so long to get across that a driver can't start their turn?

Are you from Kansas?

I'm a fast walker. But when people do this, I slow down considerably. And take my slow

sweet

ass

time.

So you're a psycho.... no surprise that you have issues "with other people"... hon, it's you!

But this is not the first time somebody has told you thing.

NP. You read about someone driving a several ton machine with lots of horsepower at an unprotected person legally where they can and should be and you think the pedestrian is the psycho??

People like you should not be allowed to own or operate guns or cars. You’re not right in the head.

She purposely walks slower across a crosswalk when she sees a car that has entered the intersection.

Yes. That is psycho.

How do you suggest reacting when someone is threatening you? Are you saying they should shoot out the tires of the car? Maybe I can agree with you after all.

Gurl... you have serious anger issues.

Just quickly get across the street and stop obsessing abut what everybody else is doing. Nobody cares about you or your thoughts and feelings.

Nobody cares about my safety. Which is exactly what’s wrong with people like you driving cars. It should be illegal. I’m not sure I’d even trust you riding a bicycle.

But it's not illegal... but what you are doing is illegal. It is legal to walk on a walk but it is not legal to do so that you interrupt the flow of traffic.

I wouldn't trust you with my fish. You are crazy. Please seek therapy.

Is is not legal to walk at a pace that doesn’t please you? Please cite your source.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Are you a slow walker? If you are walking in a cross walk, why would it take you so long to get across that a driver can't start their turn?

Are you from Kansas?

I'm a fast walker. But when people do this, I slow down considerably. And take my slow

sweet

ass

time.

So you're a psycho.... no surprise that you have issues "with other people"... hon, it's you!

But this is not the first time somebody has told you thing.

NP. You read about someone driving a several ton machine with lots of horsepower at an unprotected person legally where they can and should be and you think the pedestrian is the psycho??

People like you should not be allowed to own or operate guns or cars. You’re not right in the head.

She purposely walks slower across a crosswalk when she sees a car that has entered the intersection.

Yes. That is psycho.

How do you suggest reacting when someone is threatening you? Are you saying they should shoot out the tires of the car? Maybe I can agree with you after all.

Gurl... you have serious anger issues.

Just quickly get across the street and stop obsessing abut what everybody else is doing. Nobody cares about you or your thoughts and feelings.

Nobody cares about my safety. Which is exactly what’s wrong with people like you driving cars. It should be illegal. I’m not sure I’d even trust you riding a bicycle.

But it's not illegal... but what you are doing is illegal. It is legal to walk on a walk but it is not legal to do so that you interrupt the flow of traffic.

I wouldn't trust you with my fish. You are crazy. Please seek therapy.

Holy sh!t you are seriously insane. Keep waiting on that thank you card or wave or whatever. Or maybe, get out of your air conditioned princess-mobile once in a while and learn a little empathy. When you have a walk signal, or you're in the crosswalk of a 4-way stop, the pedestrian totally and completely has the right of way. You need your license revoked.

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Anonymous wrote:Your time to cross, typically coincides with the car's time to turn. I work in the Farragut West area, if drivers waited for the cross walk to be completely free to turn, MAYBE one car could go with every light change. Traffic would be even worse than it is now.

And for those who intentionally slow down, what is wrong with you? As long as the car isn't doing something illegal (like running a red light) quickly cross so everyone can get where they are going.

These are types of pedestrians who seem to want "But I had the right of way" printed on their tombstones.

Creeping your car up on someone is threatening. If it’s too crowded with people then don’t drive your car there.

That is the way the street work, cars are allowed to enter the intersection ... you need to move quickly so you don't obstruct the flow of traffic.

Sorry you are wrong on this one.

There’s a big difference between entering the intersection and entering the crosswalk that I’m walking in.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Your time to cross, typically coincides with the car's time to turn. I work in the Farragut West area, if drivers waited for the cross walk to be completely free to turn, MAYBE one car could go with every light change. Traffic would be even worse than it is now.

And for those who intentionally slow down, what is wrong with you? As long as the car isn't doing something illegal (like running a red light) quickly cross so everyone can get where they are going.

These are types of pedestrians who seem to want "But I had the right of way" printed on their tombstones.

Creeping your car up on someone is threatening. If it’s too crowded with people then don’t drive your car there.

That is the way the street work, cars are allowed to enter the intersection ... you need to move quickly so you don't obstruct the flow of traffic.

Sorry you are wrong on this one.

There’s a big difference between entering the intersection and entering the crosswalk that I’m walking in.

+1000

OP here, and in my mind I was actually thinking about 4-way stops and people who creep into it while you're still walking. But in both instances, the pedestrian always has the right of way. Don't be an impatient jerk.

[Anonymous]

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when you are in a crosswalk you hurry up... where did you learn to walk. Jeez, what is wrong with people. So self absorbed.

Why?

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Anonymous wrote:Your time to cross, typically coincides with the car's time to turn. I work in the Farragut West area, if drivers waited for the cross walk to be completely free to turn, MAYBE one car could go with every light change. Traffic would be even worse than it is now.

And for those who intentionally slow down, what is wrong with you? As long as the car isn't doing something illegal (like running a red light) quickly cross so everyone can get where they are going.

These are types of pedestrians who seem to want "But I had the right of way" printed on their tombstones.

Creeping your car up on someone is threatening. If it’s too crowded with people then don’t drive your car there.

That is the way the street work, cars are allowed to enter the intersection ... you need to move quickly so you don't obstruct the flow of traffic.

Sorry you are wrong on this one.

No, you don't. It is not the obligation of people who are crossing the street to move quickly so as not to obstruct people who are driving. Not the legal obligation, not the moral obligation, not the civic obligation.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:The last person I argued with about this sounded like she was from UMC suburban Dallas. She was offended that I gave her the finger when when she came within a foot of me in the crosswalk (taking a right on red without stopping so she was going at pretty high speed). We then happened to be in line together at a coffee shop, and she was super hurt and offended that I was mean and unladylike. And that, in a nutshell, is the difference between the Texas suburbs and Boston.

Klassy!

Yeah, when we spoke in the coffee shop, she made it clear that she thinks it's really horrible not to act like a classy lady at all times, but it's fine for a classy lady to drive up on someone in a crosswalk.

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Anonymous wrote:The last person I argued with about this sounded like she was from UMC suburban Dallas. She was offended that I gave her the finger when when she came within a foot of me in the crosswalk (taking a right on red without stopping so she was going at pretty high speed). We then happened to be in line together at a coffee shop, and she was super hurt and offended that I was mean and unladylike. And that, in a nutshell, is the difference between the Texas suburbs and Boston.

Klassy!

Yeah, when we spoke in the coffee shop, she made it clear that she thinks it's really horrible not to act like a classy lady at all times, but it's fine for a classy lady to drive up on someone in a crosswalk.

Did she try to defend her behavior or did she act like she did nothing wrong pretend you just came from nowhere waving your evil finger for all to see?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Your time to cross, typically coincides with the car's time to turn. I work in the Farragut West area, if drivers waited for the cross walk to be completely free to turn, MAYBE one car could go with every light change. Traffic would be even worse than it is now.

And for those who intentionally slow down, what is wrong with you? As long as the car isn't doing something illegal (like running a red light) quickly cross so everyone can get where they are going.

These are types of pedestrians who seem to want "But I had the right of way" printed on their tombstones.

Creeping your car up on someone is threatening. If it’s too crowded with people then don’t drive your car there.

That is the way the street work, cars are allowed to enter the intersection ... you need to move quickly so you don't obstruct the flow of traffic.

Sorry you are wrong on this one.

No, you don't. It is not the obligation of people who are crossing the street to move quickly so as not to obstruct people who are driving. Not the legal obligation, not the moral obligation, not the civic obligation.

+1.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Your time to cross, typically coincides with the car's time to turn. I work in the Farragut West area, if drivers waited for the cross walk to be completely free to turn, MAYBE one car could go with every light change. Traffic would be even worse than it is now.

And for those who intentionally slow down, what is wrong with you? As long as the car isn't doing something illegal (like running a red light) quickly cross so everyone can get where they are going.

These are types of pedestrians who seem to want "But I had the right of way" printed on their tombstones.

Driving into the crosswalk when pedestrians are there is illegal.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:The last person I argued with about this sounded like she was from UMC suburban Dallas. She was offended that I gave her the finger when when she came within a foot of me in the crosswalk (taking a right on red without stopping so she was going at pretty high speed). We then happened to be in line together at a coffee shop, and she was super hurt and offended that I was mean and unladylike. And that, in a nutshell, is the difference between the Texas suburbs and Boston.

Klassy!

Yeah, when we spoke in the coffee shop, she made it clear that she thinks it's really horrible not to act like a classy lady at all times, but it's fine for a classy lady to drive up on someone in a crosswalk.

Did she try to defend her behavior or did she act like she did nothing wrong pretend you just came from nowhere waving your evil finger for all to see?

She wanted me to apologize, said I was crazy because she wasn't going to hit me, she wasn't doing anything wrong, and I was a VERY VERY RUDE AND ANGRY WOMAN. Whatever, if she still lives here I'm sure she has seen plenty of middle fingers since that day. And, I'm trying to avoid gender-based insults, so I didn't say anything that I was thinking.

[Anonymous]

Frequently, when I call someone out on that they respond angrily "what! I wasn't going to hit you!"

Like that makes me feel a lot better ten seconds ago when you were driving at me like you were going to and not making eye contact because you were only looking for other cars coming.

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Anonymous wrote:The last person I argued with about this sounded like she was from UMC suburban Dallas. She was offended that I gave her the finger when when she came within a foot of me in the crosswalk (taking a right on red without stopping so she was going at pretty high speed). We then happened to be in line together at a coffee shop, and she was super hurt and offended that I was mean and unladylike. And that, in a nutshell, is the difference between the Texas suburbs and Boston.

Klassy!

Yeah, when we spoke in the coffee shop, she made it clear that she thinks it's really horrible not to act like a classy lady at all times, but it's fine for a classy lady to drive up on someone in a crosswalk.

Did she try to defend her behavior or did she act like she did nothing wrong pretend you just came from nowhere waving your evil finger for all to see?

She wanted me to apologize, said I was crazy because she wasn't going to hit me, she wasn't doing anything wrong, and I was a VERY VERY RUDE AND ANGRY WOMAN. Whatever, if she still lives here I'm sure she has seen plenty of middle fingers since that day. And, I'm trying to avoid gender-based insults, so I didn't say anything that I was thinking.

Ha! Well good for you. Too bad you didn’t just stand there the whole time with your finger up while she was ranting.

[Anonymous]

Someone in another thread recently brought up how another major city - London maybe? - deals with traffic and pedestrians. When pedestrians have the light to cross, all traffic - in all four directions - stops. So pedestrians cross all at once for 2 minutes or something. That way no car can sneak up on a pedestrian or pretend they aren’t going to hit you. And cars can make turns without have to yield to pedestrians.

Seems so much safer that each group moves without threat of the other being in the way. Clearly that would be a big change for the US but I like the concept.

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Anonymous wrote:Someone in another thread recently brought up how another major city - London maybe? - deals with traffic and pedestrians. When pedestrians have the light to cross, all traffic - in all four directions - stops. So pedestrians cross all at once for 2 minutes or something. That way no car can sneak up on a pedestrian or pretend they aren’t going to hit you. And cars can make turns without have to yield to pedestrians.

Seems so much safer that each group moves without threat of the other being in the way. Clearly that would be a big change for the US but I like the concept.

I LOVE these 4 way stops! And even if you have to wait longer to cross, when traffic stops you can save time by crossing on the diagonal.