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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Crosswolks without a stop sign or stop light or flashing lights are super dangerous. They are hard to see by drivers and pedestrians feel emboldended.

For better or worse, our built environment is designed for cars, so pedestrians need to act accordingly.

I teach my kids to assume every car is TRYING to hit them and act accordingly.  This is only in jest, but the mindframe I have. I don't enter a crosswalk unless I see any approaching cars slowing, and I prefer to make eye contact with the driver.

If cars keep zooming by, I will deliberately step off in front of an oncoming car to compel them stop, but will be poised to jump back if they don't comply.  Again, the assumption is they are aiming to hit us, or at the very least are likely staring at a TikTok video on their phone.[/quote]

I do this too, while wildly waving my arms.  It is humorous how many people will fly by and then the person who does stop will yell out the car all indignant "of course I was going to stop!!"[/quote]

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