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Granted I don't live in LA, but I've visited many times and I'm surprised by this comment because it doesn't match my experience. I"m much more familiar with Ch
by freehunter 9y ago
Granted I don't live in LA, but I've visited many times and I'm surprised by this comment because it doesn't match my experience. I"m much more familiar with Chicago, where a taxi cab will jump a curb just for the chance to run down a pedestrian. Meanwhile every time I've tried to cross a road in LA, the minute I lift one foot off the ground while standing at a crosswalk, traffic in both directions comes screeching to a halt with drivers waving me on against the light. I've found drivers in LA to be far more lenient to the random whims of others (pedestrians and drivers alike) than most cities I've visited.
- kevinschumacher 9y agoAt crosswalks that don’t have lights, they have to stop for you when you’re there. This is also heavily enforced. But in areas without crosswalks, you’ll get a ticket for stepping into the street even if there are no cars coming. Edit: clarity
- kazinator 9y agoIf no motor vehicles are coming, then no police car or motor bike is coming, so you don't get a ticket. Unless it's a cop on horseback or bicycle. Or else the cop was already present there on foot, in which case don't do that! People who get tickets deserve them because they are obviously not paying attention to their surroundings. If you can't see that a cop is there, what else can't you see?