See...and I always wait for the signal at crosswalks or until I'm totally clear if there is no signal. It's happened occasionally, but otherwise, I've never come that close as a pedestrian.
As a driver, I always stop for peds in xing. The only time I'll stop short is if I don't see them because they've come out from behind parked cars.
My biggest rant is on the numerous peds xing all along my commute, from Lexington, through Arlington, and Medford - who never use the crosswalks and dart out when I'm doing 30 down Mass Ave, then leisurely stroll across after I've slammed on the brakes nearly causing a pileup behind me and my toddler to freak out because of the sharp stop.
So, good that they're ticketing assholes who don't stop when they're supposed to, but it'd be nice to see someone get nailed for jaywalking and practically causing an accident too. Because that's JUST as frequent.
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Date: 2010-09-14 05:02 pm (UTC)As a driver, I always stop for peds in xing. The only time I'll stop short is if I don't see them because they've come out from behind parked cars.
My biggest rant is on the numerous peds xing all along my commute, from Lexington, through Arlington, and Medford - who never use the crosswalks and dart out when I'm doing 30 down Mass Ave, then leisurely stroll across after I've slammed on the brakes nearly causing a pileup behind me and my toddler to freak out because of the sharp stop.
So, good that they're ticketing assholes who don't stop when they're supposed to, but it'd be nice to see someone get nailed for jaywalking and practically causing an accident too. Because that's JUST as frequent.