Please slow down, folks!

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Drivers have a responsibility to obey the speed limit...

AND...

pedestrians who choose to walk in the street have a responsibility to watch for oncoming traffic...

No, we don't.

Way to both sides everything, especially in the middle of a pandemic.

This is a typo, correct. They are not actually arguing that the pedestrian does not need to watch for traffic while in the road????

I am the FIRST person to believe that pedestrians should use the roads as social distancing maneuver area. But the idea that I would not look both ways before jumping in the street or look at the traffic patters just seems insane. Protect yourself by being smart. Don't rely on a driver to see you stepping out between two parked cars. Darwin people.

I walk with my little one all the time and I constantly say, 'Look both ways and then cross'. I am not saying. 'It is COVID season, the rules do not apply, traffic has a moral obligation to stop for you.'

I look both ways, because I want to reduce the chances of a driver running me over.

Nonetheless, drivers actually do have a moral obligation to stop for people, regardless of what the people may or may not have done. Both when there's a pandemic, and when there isn't a pandemic.

At the end of the day the highest responsibility lies on the the individual to protect themselves. Walkers need to walk places that keep them safe, not necessarily where they are or aren't allowed. Rules are a guide not a shield

Drivers should watch out for stuff they don't want to hit but if they don't, the stuff needs to watch out for their own ass. Because you're the one who will pay. Let your kids play in the road in AU park all you want, sure the driver might get some time but you'll lose a loved one.

this! crosswalks are not force fields

[Anonymous]

Drivers, when pedestrians don't use the marked crosswalks: Use the crosswalks!

Drivers, when pedestrians do use the marked crosswalks: There's nothing magic about paint!

[Anonymous]

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At the end of the day the highest responsibility lies on the the individual to protect themselves. Walkers need to walk places that keep them safe, not necessarily where they are or aren't allowed. Rules are a guide not a shield

Drivers should watch out for stuff they don't want to hit but if they don't, the stuff needs to watch out for their own ass. Because you're the one who will pay. Let your kids play in the road in AU park all you want, sure the driver might get some time but you'll lose a loved one.

No, that's not how it works. At the end of the day, the highest responsibility lies on the individual with a state-issued license to drive a two-ton motor vehicle that can go at high speeds, to not injure or kill people. If you are unable to not injure or kill people while you're driving, you should not be allowed to drive.

Do I do what I can to reduce the chances of a driver running me over, while I'm walking? I sure do.

Is it your responsibility (while driving) to not run me over, while I'm walking? Yes.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

At the end of the day the highest responsibility lies on the the individual to protect themselves. Walkers need to walk places that keep them safe, not necessarily where they are or aren't allowed. Rules are a guide not a shield

Drivers should watch out for stuff they don't want to hit but if they don't, the stuff needs to watch out for their own ass. Because you're the one who will pay. Let your kids play in the road in AU park all you want, sure the driver might get some time but you'll lose a loved one.

No, that's not how it works. At the end of the day, the highest responsibility lies on the individual with a state-issued license to drive a two-ton motor vehicle that can go at high speeds, to not injure or kill people. If you are unable to not injure or kill people while you're driving, you should not be allowed to drive.

Do I do what I can to reduce the chances of a driver running me over, while I'm walking? I sure do.

Is it your responsibility (while driving) to not run me over, while I'm walking? Yes.

You sound like my son. I always tell him that I will put that on his grave that he was correct about the crosswalk or whatever other argument he has where he knows that he is 'right'. The other poster you are replying to is correct. You have a responsibility to look out for yourself. Do not rely on others to 'follow the rules'.

I LOVE the new HAWK crossing lights being installed around the city now. Do I still look both ways when they are active before stepping into the street. Yes. Do I ensure that I am in the HAWK crosswalk, Yes. Do I not cross when they are blinking and about to turn off, Yes. Would I be right if I was killed in the HAWK crosswalk, Yes. Would I be dead, Yes.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

At the end of the day the highest responsibility lies on the the individual to protect themselves. Walkers need to walk places that keep them safe, not necessarily where they are or aren't allowed. Rules are a guide not a shield

Drivers should watch out for stuff they don't want to hit but if they don't, the stuff needs to watch out for their own ass. Because you're the one who will pay. Let your kids play in the road in AU park all you want, sure the driver might get some time but you'll lose a loved one.

No, that's not how it works. At the end of the day, the highest responsibility lies on the individual with a state-issued license to drive a two-ton motor vehicle that can go at high speeds, to not injure or kill people. If you are unable to not injure or kill people while you're driving, you should not be allowed to drive.

Do I do what I can to reduce the chances of a driver running me over, while I'm walking? I sure do.

Is it your responsibility (while driving) to not run me over, while I'm walking? Yes.

You sound like my son. I always tell him that I will put that on his grave that he was correct about the crosswalk or whatever other argument he has where he knows that he is 'right'. The other poster you are replying to is correct. You have a responsibility to look out for yourself. Do not rely on others to 'follow the rules'.

I LOVE the new HAWK crossing lights being installed around the city now. Do I still look both ways when they are active before stepping into the street. Yes. Do I ensure that I am in the HAWK crosswalk, Yes. Do I not cross when they are blinking and about to turn off, Yes. Would I be right if I was killed in the HAWK crosswalk, Yes. Would I be dead, Yes.

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Is ANYBODY telling people not to look both ways before crossing the street?

No. Nobody is telling people that.