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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Yesterday I saw a whole line of cars making a right over a crosswalk. Meanwhile a mom with a stroller couldn’t finish crossing the street and the crosswalk timer was counting down. Not one car slowed down for her.

People are jerks.[/quote]

It amazes me how people just do whatever the person in front of them is doing.  People are such sheep.  I often cross the street in places where I have the right of way (e.g. marked crosswalk) but of course I don't step into the street until I see that the person is stopping.  If the first person blows past me, then the people behind are much more likely to do so.  I need to be pretty assertive (e.g. pretend I'm about to walk into traffic, while holding up my hand, and basically bluffing) to interrupt a line.

On the other hand, I sometimes wait for the bus in a close by location, where I wouldn't have the right of way if I decided to cross because it's the middle of the bus.  People will slow down or even stop, and wave at me to let me know I'm welcome to cross.  I'll wave back "no thank you" and they'll even roll down their window to tell me "I'm not in a hurry, please go ahead" and only go on when I explain I'm waiting for a bus.  The interesting thing is that if one person stops, it's like they remind the rest of the drivers, because 5 or 6 people in a row will stop and offer to have me cross, despite me doing things like putting my backpack down, turning my back to the road, leaning on the bus stop sign, in hopes of giving a clear "I'm waiting for the bus" signal.  [/quote]

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