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You don't actually know that, and it depends drastically on the car and pedestrian infrastructure around the school, as well as the child himself.

sircastor 2y ago
It’s anecdotal, sure, but I don’t think you’re appreciating how bad this problem is.
- DiggyJohnson 2y ago
  Fair enough, though I do think I appreciate the problem. I've ended up in contact with vehicles twice this year through no fault of my own walking in my downtown area. I was sort of imagining a neighborhood and school near me that does actually have great sidewalks with a single conflict-producing crossing that is managed by a guard in the mornings. I admit this is totally our of the ordinary though, especially for a public school in the SE USA.
  - sircastor 2y ago
    I apologize for the assumption, that was quite rude of me. That said, you’ve just described my neighborhood. We’re about 2 blocks from my son’s school. One major road, with a crossing guard at school time. The 2nd-to-last day of walking him home from school I come up to the guard who’s calling in a driver who blew past her. As an aside, I’ve begun to notice cars leaving huge gaps between them and the car in front of them. In every case I see the driver looking down, oblivious to the 20+ feet between them and the next car.
  - sircastor 2y ago
    >I've ended up in contact with vehicles twice this year through no fault of my own walking in my downtown area. Ugh. Are you alright?
    - DiggyJohnson 2y ago
      Yea. I live in a downtown area on one of the most popular streets in town and I was pushing my luck and essentially had to hop on the hood in both cases. A lot of situations where drivers are waiting to turn left against cross traffic and don’t then look to make sure the pedestrian crossing is clear. Appreciate the question.

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You don't actually know that, and it depends drastically on the car and pedestrian infrastructure around the school, as well as the child himself.

by DiggyJohnson 2y ago

sircastor 2y ago
It’s anecdotal, sure, but I don’t think you’re appreciating how bad this problem is.
- DiggyJohnson 2y ago
  Fair enough, though I do think I appreciate the problem. I've ended up in contact with vehicles twice this year through no fault of my own walking in my downtown area. I was sort of imagining a neighborhood and school near me that does actually have great sidewalks with a single conflict-producing crossing that is managed by a guard in the mornings. I admit this is totally our of the ordinary though, especially for a public school in the SE USA.
  - sircastor 2y ago
    I apologize for the assumption, that was quite rude of me. That said, you’ve just described my neighborhood. We’re about 2 blocks from my son’s school. One major road, with a crossing guard at school time. The 2nd-to-last day of walking him home from school I come up to the guard who’s calling in a driver who blew past her. As an aside, I’ve begun to notice cars leaving huge gaps between them and the car in front of them. In every case I see the driver looking down, oblivious to the 20+ feet between them and the next car.
  - sircastor 2y ago
    >I've ended up in contact with vehicles twice this year through no fault of my own walking in my downtown area. Ugh. Are you alright?
    - DiggyJohnson 2y ago
      Yea. I live in a downtown area on one of the most popular streets in town and I was pushing my luck and essentially had to hop on the hood in both cases. A lot of situations where drivers are waiting to turn left against cross traffic and don’t then look to make sure the pedestrian crossing is clear. Appreciate the question.