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The US is hostile to pedestrians. As a visitor a while, I had to be much more aware of drivers as I walked around, and two times (one in Texas, one in Cali), wh
by vacri 10y ago
The US is hostile to pedestrians. As a visitor a while, I had to be much more aware of drivers as I walked around, and two times (one in Texas, one in Cali), while crossing the road with the walk lights, I had to stop dead in my tracks or I would have literally walked into the side of a car turning in front of me. I felt safer jaywalking in NYC than crossing legally in some other cities, which was weird...
- mikeash 10y agoChina would blow your mind, then. The concept of pedestrian right of way doesn't exist, not even when you have a clear walk signal. Cars will approach from left, right, front, and back, with no care in the world. You had to stop twice in your tracks to avoid a car turning in front of you? Try doing that multiple times every time you cross the street, all while checking both sides to make sure nobody flat-out runs you over.