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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I was in the crosswalk yesterday at Irving and Hiatt (halfway between 14th and 16th Streets) when a driver making a left turn onto Irving nearly ran me down.  I kept thinking the car would stop... and it did, about 6 inches from me.  I thought, "This is it" and my reaction was to let out a yell and and throw my arms up.  The driver rolled down her window.  I said, "You didn't see me?"  She replied by berating me with, "I didn't run you over, so you need to calm down!"  Then she drove off down Irving.  If I did that, I would be apologizing profusely and asking if the pedestrian was okay.  Yeesh.  What in the hell?  She's going to kill someone one day.  I'm still a bit rattled.

It's just not safe for pedestrians out there.  What can be done?[/quote]

Never trust that a car will stop or they see you. If you think a car will stop wait till it does before you move in front of it. It’s nice you are in the crosswalk but if that car hits you ...[/quote]

It's "nice" that I was in the crosswalk?!?  I was following the rules...  already in the crosswalk before she came barreling up out of nowhere.

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You don't just have the right of way because you are in a crosswalk. It does not mean you don't have to be vigilant because you are in the crosswalk. [/quote]This is so true. More pedestrians that have been killed would be alive, if they treat it this way.  You may legally have the right away, but it won’t matter if you’re dead. Stop and make sure everyone comes to a complete stop, because it just takes one fool to be to texting and plow someone down [/quote]

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