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While I too agree with norms in general, there is such a thing as common sense. And common sense might tell you that waiting at a lone traffic light in the out
by jcynix 3y ago
While I too agree with norms in general, there is such a thing as common sense.
And common sense might tell you that waiting at a lone traffic light in the outskirts of a town in the early morning, sun rising, no car in sight for some hundred meters in each direction, does not add value to society?
- 3seashells 3y agoIt adds reliability, unconscious adherence to rules, a reduction of friction. I don't want people to jdrive in pedestrian only zones, just because nobody is up and about. Chaos is a mental taxation, ditracting from endavour.
- geysersam 3y agoI'd say waiting for the traffic light to turn green when there is no traffic nearby adds friction rather than reduces it.
- Gud 3y agoThere is no chaos to jaywalking because jaywalking should be the default. Only in non-pedestrian cities is jaywalking taxing. I come from a city where people jaywalk(Stockholm). Jaywalking makes the city extremely walkable, and quite frankly I suspect it was designed with jaywalking in mind. It is obvious when someone is not from Stockholm - they wait for the signal. I don't get the ease of jaywalking in many other large cities I've been - Zürich comes close. In the UK, even crossing at a green light feels dangerous.