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It sounds like you are blaming pedestrians for not being "vigilant" enough, when in reality it is the cars that are not stopping and giving way to pedestrians o
by brokenmachine 7y ago
It sounds like you are blaming pedestrians for not being "vigilant" enough, when in reality it is the cars that are not stopping and giving way to pedestrians on a crosswalk like they're supposed to.
>these crosswalks give people a false sense of security that they can cross without vigilance at any time
I'm Australian so I'm not sure if a crosswalk is exactly the same, but the whole point of what we call a "pedestrian crossing" is that a pedestrian can cross at any time with as much or as little vigilance as they want.
It is illegal to not give way and it is illegal to drive across the pedestrian crossing if there is a pedestrian already on it.
I very much doubt you'll be able to locate a study showing that jaywalking is safer than crossing at a pedestrian crossing.
- dumbfounder 7y agoNot jaywalking. It used to be that you had to cross at a crosswalk AND wait for traffic to be clear. The crosswalk was the place to cross to make sure people weren't crossing at any place they choose. But now that there are laws that require you to stop at any crosswalk with a pedestrian in it, people are crossing and they expect the cars to stop, but not every driver is in tune with this, especially those from outside the city, and it creates a dangerous situation.
- brokenmachine 7y agoBasically you are saying that because the drivers are not obeying the laws, we should throw our hands up and admit it's impossible and change the laws so they have right of way. That's a fair position to take, but I would be questioning why it is that the drivers are unaware or unwilling to obey those laws?