Why are drivers/ bikers allowed to disrupt pedestrians rights to walk freely on sidewalks and cross walkways whether marked or not?
Why are vehicles allowed to block marked crosswalks and verbally and vehicularly assault pedestrians when it is the pedestrians time and right to be there?
Where are the police, when these violations are happening?
Why, when they see the violation happening don't they cite the driver right then and there?
Why are they not concerned about the small infractions that could lead to bigger and more deadly problems?
Pedestrians should not have to fear being hit, nor should they have to run for their lives and endure horn honking, etc. from inconsiderate drivers who are infected by the vehicle that takes over their brains causing them to be raging monsters.
How can we enforce our rights to walk in a safe environment, just as drivers have rights to drive without interference from equally inconsiderate pedestrians?
What is the value of a pedestrian's life?
2007-03-31 17:41:27 · 6 answers · asked by Ornery 1 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Safety
The best reaction I saw was some years back when about 15 people walked up to a car that had stopped in the crosswalk, opened the back door, and just crawled through his car. The guy was livid, but I bet he was never that ignorant again.
2007-03-31 19:56:54 · answer #1 · answered by Fred C 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
As a pedestrian yes, you do have certain "rights". But a driver of a car has certain unwritten rights. One of them is that a pedestrian thinks about what they are doing before doing it. An example would be that yes, you as a pedestrian have the right of way, but this does not mean you can just walk out in front of a car or truck without giving them time to react or enough distance to stop!! Some thought has to be given on the pedestrians part!
Also just because a pedestrian comes to a driveway while walking on a sidewalk doesn't automatically mean a driver can see him, or has enough time to stop! Some thought has to be involved! A pedestrian does have rights, but I would rather be safe and alive than "right" and dead!
How about the other side of the story? Like when pedestrians walk right out in front of moving traffic? Or when they walk so slowly in a crosswalk you are wondering what year they will get all the way across? Or how about when the split second a light turns green they step off the curb without even looking for oncoming traffic. Traffic has the right of way in this case! "Traffic that has not cleared the intersection when a light turns yellow and then red has the right of way".
Think and live! Complain, be stupid, and demand your own way and you are very likely to be injured. A 2000 lb. car will win everytime over a 150 lb human being. Is it worth it?
2007-03-31 20:22:45 · answer #2 · answered by know da stuff 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
From what I have seen, pedestrians, not drivers, are mostly at fault for crashes and near-misses. This is because people have this mistaken belief that pedestrians always have the right-of-way. There is no legal system in the United States that recognizes any such silly concept. Pedestrians cannot cross wherever and whenever they feel like it. They must use crosswalks, and they must cross only when it is safe to do so. Pedestrians do not have a legal right-of-way when they step into traffic so as to make it difficult for drivers to slow down or stop in time. Crosswalks are merely designated places to cross. With appropriate signage before the crosswalk, drivers will know where to look for pedestrians crossing the road. But the signs and crosswalks are useless if pedestrians insist on breaking the rules.
2007-03-31 21:41:52 · answer #3 · answered by Ryan R 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Sounds like you are having a bad day and a good rant. I have found drivers to be very considerate. But as a pedestrian I have an obligation to protect myself from a 4000lb car. Rights don't count in an accident. I have a hunch that the drivers you mention are very frustrated with the danger you put yourself in by demanding your 'rights'
2007-03-31 17:55:55 · answer #4 · answered by jimanddottaylor 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
It really can't be helped. As a society we simply have to raise the driver awareness of this problem. Especially in big cities.
2007-03-31 17:45:06 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
armor?
2007-03-31 17:43:45 · answer #6 · answered by X McD 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋