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If you're a car, I expect you to drive. If I'm moving towards your lane of traffic, it's because I intend to walk behind your vehicle as you continue on your way. For the love of god and all the traffic behind you and all the incoming traffic in the lane I'm currently in, do not loving stop for me. And then don't roll down your goddamn window to yell at me because you were idiot enough to throw everything off. Stop being terrified of jaywalkers and just keep driving.
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You're supposed to use the sidewalk to walk OP
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Oct 17, 2019 15:34
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yes. the people assuming the scrub without a car would be dumb enough to walk into traffic and get killed are the ones who are wrong.
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Oct 17, 2019 15:36
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It's a city. How do you function without walking through traffic?
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Oct 17, 2019 15:41
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I am NOT a car
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Oct 17, 2019 15:45
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if you're in a city and you don't cross at a loving crosswalk then you are at fault for "throwing everything off" as you say
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Oct 17, 2019 16:21
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food court bailiff posted:if you're in a city and you don't cross at a loving crosswalk then you are at fault for "throwing everything off" as you say Yeah, man, but it's another 50 feet down the road! That's so much effort!
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Oct 17, 2019 16:28
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Here its give way to pedestrians generally and everywhere. But I know when im at a crossing and I can look and see the cars and I step back and gesture please car go forward. Its my right to walk but im saying no, theres no cars you go... and they dont and I walk and they are stuck for the next 10mins and im like gently caress you
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Oct 17, 2019 16:30
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Don't stop for me. I'm walking my dog and she's smelling the pole on the corner. Don't wave me along after I already waved you along. I'm not even going that way.
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Oct 17, 2019 16:33
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apparently this is a real issue if you're a pretty girl, or just any girl, people will start slowing down "to let you across" from halfway down the block if you look like you might be planning on crossing the street sometime in the next month
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Oct 17, 2019 16:35
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food court bailiff posted:if you're in a city and you don't cross at a loving crosswalk then you are at fault for "throwing everything off" as you say Actually many cities it's legal to cross at unmarked areas so long as you give way to motor vehicle traffic, which is exactly what this thread is about. I'm sure you're a very good driver though and never make any mistakes ever, not like all those other idiots!
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Oct 17, 2019 16:36
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Here are some things that grind my gears when I am driving: my clutch lol just kidding folks. A little automotive humor. I actually have no idea what a clutch is. Anyway: People not accelerating quickly enough. Don't go 15 miles per hour for 200 feet after a light turns green. People expect you to ramp up your speed. People who brake way before a turn lane. Turn lanes exist so you can get in them without braking and then slow down once you're in the turn lane. If the turn lane isn't packed with cars and you're hitting your brakes to get into it, you're driving too danged fast. Overly cautious people. There's no need to slow down to 1 mile per hour to make a turn. People who back into spaces. Unless you're a getaway driver there's no need. I'm tired of waiting 2 extra minutes for you to figure out how to get into a spot and make 5 mistakes when I simply need to get to CVS. Don't go the exact same speed as the car next to you on a two lane road. Stop honking your horn at the car in front of you .000002 seconds after the light turns green. Sincerely, an utterly infallible driver
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Oct 17, 2019 16:44
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The Walrus posted:apparently this is a real issue if you're a pretty girl, or just any girl, people will start slowing down "to let you across" from halfway down the block if you look like you might be planning on crossing the street sometime in the next month Huh. This reasoning never occurred to me before and now I feel like I'm going to be even more pissed off the next time it happens.
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Oct 17, 2019 16:45
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me your dad posted:Here are some things that grind my gears when I am driving: my clutch You forgot blinkers. Assholes who dodge in an out of traffic without using blinkers then honk at you for cutting them off when you have had your blinker on for 2 minutes
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Oct 17, 2019 16:47
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Dazerbeams posted:If you're a car, I expect you to drive. If I'm moving towards your lane of traffic, it's because I intend to walk behind your vehicle as you continue on your way. For the love of god and all the traffic behind you and all the incoming traffic in the lane I'm currently in, do not loving stop for me. And then don't roll down your goddamn window to yell at me because you were idiot enough to throw everything off. Stop being terrified of jaywalkers and just keep driving. So for every person like you there are 20 people that will expect the car to stop. I Stop for idiots like you because if I don't I will go to jail when your dumb rear end gets splattered on my car. Use the goddamned crosswalk.
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Oct 17, 2019 16:50
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Dazerbeams posted:If you're a car, I expect you to drive. If I'm moving towards your lane of traffic, it's because I intend to walk behind your vehicle as you continue on your way. For the love of god and all the traffic behind you and all the incoming traffic in the lane I'm currently in, do not loving stop for me. And then don't roll down your goddamn window to yell at me because you were idiot enough to throw everything off. Stop being terrified of jaywalkers and just keep driving. I loving feel this my man. My job requires me to walk across streets all day long, and that awkward pause where I'm waiting for them to pass, and they're having a crisis deciding whether or not to stop is loving excruciating. It shouldn't be; they're probably just being polite. If they even slow down a little or hesitate, I'm going for it. If I get hit, oh well, I'm on the clock.
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Oct 17, 2019 16:55
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pixaal posted:So for every person like you there are 20 people that will expect the car to stop. I Stop for idiots like you because if I don't I will go to jail when your dumb rear end gets splattered on my car. Use the goddamned crosswalk. If you can't make a quick judgement call to confirm that I will not be in front of your vehicle as you drive past, maybe you shouldn't be behind the wheel.
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Oct 17, 2019 16:57
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loving. old. people. old people do this all the time where I live it's infuriating
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Oct 17, 2019 16:58
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Weaponized Autism posted:I am NOT a car 
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Oct 17, 2019 16:59
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Please just make passenger vehicles have the legal right of way on all roads everywhere always regardless of circumstances. Then if pedestrians want to roll the dice on running across the road they do it with the full knowledge that they will 100% be at fault if a car collides into them up to and including paying for damages to the driver's vehicle. This will allow drivers to keep the flow of traffic going without having to make split-second judgements about whether the person attempting to jaywalk is a competent person who can gauge the flow of traffic or a dimwit with no sense of self preservation.
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Oct 17, 2019 17:06
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Oh yeah: People behind you who see you have your blinker on, and then they swerve into your lane without letting you get over. Jerk.
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Oct 17, 2019 17:06
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Dazerbeams posted:If you can't make a quick judgement call to confirm that I will not be in front of your vehicle as you drive past, maybe you shouldn't be behind the wheel. Keep Driving: Stop Driving
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Oct 17, 2019 17:26
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I'm sorry you got yelled at OP
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Oct 17, 2019 17:34
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baby wont you drive my car
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Oct 17, 2019 17:35
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If you look like you're gonna cross, I'm probably going to slow a bit. If you do something like step out into the street before I get to you, I'm gonna stop. Not because I'm being nice, but because in general, people have pretty lovely situational awareness and an inflated sense of self importance, and if I run you over because you walked out into the street without looking it's my rear end that's going to get nailed to the wall. I mean, yeah, you're gonna get maimed or dead, but I'm the one getting sued or going to jail because you weren't paying attention or just assumed I would stop, and I'd rather not deal with that. In short, I ain't doing it for you. I'm doing it for me.
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Oct 17, 2019 17:46
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Dazerbeams posted:Huh. This reasoning never occurred to me before and now I feel like I'm going to be even more pissed off the next time it happens. It happens to me occasionally, my gf tells me it happens to her daily. Even the most charitable explanation is sexist as hell, and the far more likely explanation is that it's insanely creepy.
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Oct 17, 2019 17:48
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Dr. Gojo Shioji posted:Please just make passenger vehicles have the legal right of way on all roads everywhere always regardless of circumstances. Then if pedestrians want to roll the dice on running across the road they do it with the full knowledge that they will 100% be at fault if a car collides into them up to and including paying for damages to the driver's vehicle. This will allow drivers to keep the flow of traffic going without having to make split-second judgements about whether the person attempting to jaywalk is a competent person who can gauge the flow of traffic or a dimwit with no sense of self preservation. Also, it's far easier and faster for a person to stop walking than it is to stop a 3000+lbs vehicle traveling 35+mph.
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Oct 17, 2019 17:49
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There's no reason to ever be mad at anyone, especially when i'm under the wheels of a car.
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Oct 17, 2019 17:49
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me your dad posted:Oh yeah: People who swerve into the right lane at the last second at a red and block up a line of cars waiting to turn right, and then don't even accelerate away faster than the person now on their left.
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Oct 17, 2019 17:50
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The speed limit is a minimum and gently caress anyone who disagrees.
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Oct 17, 2019 17:51
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Weaponized Autism posted:I am NOT a car I AM a car vroom
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Oct 17, 2019 17:54
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The Walrus posted:People who swerve into the right lane at the last second at a red and block up a line of cars waiting to turn right, and then don't even accelerate away faster than the person now on their left. We had a false fire alarm today at work. While one of the fire trucks was leaving someone cut them off so the truck was blocking a lane of traffic someone tried to go around the fire truck by going into the parking lot, they had to hop a curb to do this. Their car was struck by the firetruck because of course the driver couldn't see this moronic move and the car was pushed into another vehicle. People are really really monumentally stupid especially on a road. I do not trust anyone or any thing in a road and the safest thing to do if you are unsure is to loving stop so you don't get anyone killed. Who cares if it takes 20 more seconds longer to get to the red light that you are going to wait 5 minutes at because it's poorly setup?
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Oct 17, 2019 17:54
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Resting Lich Face posted:The speed limit is a minimum and gently caress anyone who disagrees. this is very dependent on where you are and frankly it really shouldn't be this way at all if you're going 55 on the 55 highways all around chicago you are a huge rear end in a top hat and liability to yourself, if you get even close to the 30 mph it's posted around my current residential neighborhood (with two parks in walking distance, no sidewalks, and nary a stop sign in sight despite several blind intersections) you are also an rear end in a top hat and a liability to yourself. in both cases though it's the limit being set wildly wrong that's an issue.
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Oct 17, 2019 17:56
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Dazerbeams posted:If you can't make a quick judgement call to confirm that I will not be in front of your vehicle as you drive past, maybe you shouldn't be behind the wheel. am i supposed to make that judgement call using my psychic abilities or what? use the loving crosswalk Dr. Gojo Shioji posted:Please just make passenger vehicles have the legal right of way on all roads everywhere always regardless of circumstances. this, as long as bikes aren't counted as passenger vehicles (they are childrens' toys, and should not be on the same roads as 1000+ lb vehicles going four times as fast)
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Oct 17, 2019 17:57
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It always scares and confuses me whenever I see people crossing the street through busy incoming traffic while they're less than a block from a crosswalk.
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Oct 17, 2019 17:58
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99.9 percent of complaints in these types of threads are rendered moot by a little bit of defensive driving. If you put your life in other people's hands by expecting them to behave perfectly then you are going to die.
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Kibbles n Shits posted:99.9 percent of complaints in these types of threads are rendered moot by a little bit of defensive driving. If you put your life in other people's hands by expecting them to behave perfectly then you are going to die. Defensive driving is what I call never riding my bike in this sprawling hellscape of a city.
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Oct 17, 2019 18:04
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How can people drive and not be able to figure out how fast everyone else is going and what their trajectory is going to be? That's an essential part to being on the road, which sometimes includes things other than cars. It's not that hard, you just have to pay attention.
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Oct 17, 2019 18:16
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I know that’s your plan. I stop out of spite and to make you look bad to my fellow drivers
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This is easy. If the pedestrian can look the driver in the eye, the driver has to stop and the pedestrian can start crossing. If the driver can manage to keep looking straight ahead without eye contact, the pedestrian has to wait. Once you have eye contact the pedestrian can just jump in the road and the driver either has to commit cold blooded murder or come to a stop. Them's the rules of city driving
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