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In NC, it's the law to stop for pedestrians in a crosswalk. That said, I'm not sure how the chicken/egg situation worked out but I'm appalled by how pedestrian

In NC, it's the law to stop for pedestrians in a crosswalk. That said, I'm not sure how the chicken/egg situation worked out but I'm appalled by how pedestrians walk across the street. They just go without looking up from their phones. The crosswalk by my work has added giant signs and flashing lights and you still see people blow thru at 40+ (speed limit is 25). I'm not sure if I'd be alive if I didn't look both ways before crossing. On the other hand, judging by how mad people are when they stop and you don't cross because someone else isn't stopping, it might not have been much of a gain.

mytochar 12y ago
Have you considered alerting the police to the most frequent times that people are blowing through it at those speeds so they can catch the people doing it? That's an incredibly unsafe experience, especially if you're meant to cross at a cross-walk (jay-walking is something different, of course, depending on local laws). You should certainly look both ways at a cross-walk anyway, again because multi-ton vehicle; but, they should also follow those signs that say "stop here for crosswalk"