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Agreed. I despise locals only solution. The city I live in has passed a new law in the last 2 years that traffic needs to stop for any pedestrian approaching a
by a2tech 10y ago
Agreed. I despise locals only solution. The city I live in has passed a new law in the last 2 years that traffic needs to stop for any pedestrian approaching a crosswalk. This has led to a ton of weirdness such as: how do you know if a pedestrian is intending on crossing? do you stop on a fast one way street when someone might be contemplating crossing? People that aren't from the city of course don't know anything about this local law so they drive like normal..which means they don't expect people to come to a complete stop in the middle of a bustling road for no apparent reason. And as a pedestrian its worse-you can't trust the cars to stop (because not everyone knows the law) so you just linger at the edge of the road until everyone stops (hopefully). Its ridiculous.
- varjag 10y agoAmen, regulation like that should be introduced nationwide. Pedestrian priority isn't a new concept and works just fine in many countries, but can't imagine it pocketed to a city and work.
- dhimes 10y agoAgree. We are just having an over-reaction to people stepping in front of cars and getting hit. They seem to think their pedestrian rights will stop a car that is too close for a driver to be able to react. I'm watching people with earbuds walk into an intersection without even looking. We teach defensive driving; we need to teach defensive walking, it seems.