I make eye contact and walk at a normal pace. In Spain people get mad when cars drive down city streets. They glare daggers at you while they clear the street begrudgingly. We need that energy in the United States. Cars should know that they are second class citizens.
Nothing wholesome about this obsequious subservience to cars.
Wholesome would be reclaiming the streets for people.
like stockholm syndrome, but for cars?
Pedestrian crossings are part of the sidewalk and there is no reason for a human to ever be 'thankful' to continue walking exactly where they're meant to. Remember, at an uncontrolled marked crossing, a pedestrian always has the right of way, whether it's going over a small one lane street or (shudders) a four lane highway.
misread car as cat at first and was like "yup, reasonable - i also want cats to like me."
I'm always sure to honk my horn and yell "Great job, genius!" so they know I think they're doing great and also smarter than average.
i would personaly advise against running thru crossings (you become less predictable if you run)
I usually don't like it when they do this. It often forces me to cross even though I haven't checked the other lane or the bicycle paths. I much prefer waiting when I have to wait, it makes everything more predictable and lowers the chance of accidents.
I do this too, but actually it is kind of ridiculous, because i often cross in places where cars are obligated to stop, but most never do and try to quickly drive through, so that pedestrians and people on their bikes need to watch carefully as to not get run over
In my state cars have the right of way unless it’s a crosswalk and you have the signal to cross.
https://codes.findlaw.com/al/title-32-motor-vehicles-and-traffic/al-code-sect-32-5a-212/
My wife calls them hedgehog legs.
If I get there at the same time as a car and they stop then I'll politely hurry through. If I'm a ways off and they stop and try to wave me through, I'm not rushing. You could have already gone before I got to the crosswalk. You made your own bad decision, it's not my burden.
I had to read that word like three times.
Everyone else does it just because it’s polite
What if you just mouthed your thanks to them and crossed without expectations about how or what they should think?
Crossing the street can be a dangerous thing, crosswalk or not.
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