just a video or a mindless pedestrian in her own little world not paying attention when crossing the street..at least RUN when you cross on a red.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5sZrxyoEj3o
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5sZrxyoEj3o
another mindless pedestrian
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Not sure about the U.S., but do the painted white stripes on the roadway indicate "give-way" for crossing pedestrians?
I suppose some pedestrians assume motorists can tolerate a few seconds following the red light?
I suppose some pedestrians assume motorists can tolerate a few seconds following the red light?
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CoreTech said:
The pedestrians always have the right of way. Taking the side of the "jaywalker" sometimes it becomes a pastime.
http://boston.cbslocal.com/2010/10/01/j ... who-cares/
It’s not a newsflash to say that walking in front of moving cars can be hazardous to your health. And yet, jaywalking is a favorite pastime in Boston.
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When a pedestrian uses the Zebra crossing or the white lines does this indicate to other drivers to slowdown or give way, or is this different in Boston?
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Milamber said:
Everywhere I know of in Mass and NH the pedestrian always has the right of way as soon a they step off the curb. Hopefully the cross walk is used and drivers beware. In the big city it seems to be every man for himself with traffic so heavy most use the cross walk and push the button and wait for a "walk" icon to appear on the light. It used to be the red and yellow but that was a long time ago. I've never seen any zebra crossing. :lol:
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cars don't stop for you in China, anytime I have friends here for the first time that don't know and just step off like they would at home I have to remind them that pedestrian crossings are just designated places to get run over
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Milamber said:
as funny as that might sound, what I mean is that if you get run over on a crossing you have recourse through insurance, if you're not on the crossing where you're meant to be then kiss any hope of insurance cover goodbye, cars still don't stop though so it's the designated place to get hit, I drive here and sometimes pull up at crossing out of habit and pedestrians look and wonder what's going on
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jokiin said:
About a month ago my wife backer her car into the street and stopped to let a motorcycle go buy when the biker struck her car. He had plenty of room to get by as the onlookers reported yet she was found a fault and our insurance company paid the guy $100,000. Bikes and people are always seen as helpless on the road most of the time. Now I have a dash cam for the front and rear of both our cars.
