At one point in my life I was young and frisky and, concurrently, lived in
Brooklyn, NY. Because the walk-don't was honored in the breech, as it were, my
NY friends and I took to targeting voilating autos by walking through the car if
it was a 4-door with a mostly empty back seat. We noticed that others were
using the helpless rage theory of debate and were whalin' the pooey outta the
hoods of cars with umbrellas and brief cases (which could have been full of
briefs--in NY anything is possible and too many are probable).
WizardMarks, Central
j burns wrote:
> I think having to stop for a pedestrian in a crosswalk regardless of the
> WALK/DON'T WALK sign
>
> JHarmon
> Cleveland
>
> >From: Scott McGerik <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >To: Mpls-Issues <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >Subject: Re: [Mpls] Pedestrians
> >Date: Tue, 10 Apr 2001 09:17:04 -0500
> >
> >Jay Clark wrote:
> >
> > > In London, I saw pedestrian crosswalks that had two big yellow globes
> > > on two poles, one on either end of the cross walk.
> > >
> > > When a pedestrian wants to cross the road, she pushes the walk button,
> > > and then, and only then, the two globes flash on and off.
> > >
> > > The drivers are acclimated to expect a pedestrian in the crosswalk
> > > whenever the globes blink on and off, and automatically stop.
> >
> >Earlier this year, I had an opportunity to use a similar system in
> >Boulder, Colorado. The signs had lights on them, actually, attached to
> >the sign face. These lights would strobe when the pedestrian pushed the
> >crossing button. Most drivers came to a reasonably safe and fast stop.
> >
> >These signs remove the uncertainty of many pedestrian crossings and also
> >draw attention to the pedestrian. From my personal experience as a
> >driver, many times I have been uncertain as to whether or not a
> >pedestrian is intending to cross the street. Also, on occasion, I simply
> >have not noticed the pedestrian until it is too late to safely stop and,
> >instead, in chargin, I blow past them. Thank heavens, most pedestrians
> >are a watchful, careful bunch. And as a pedestrian, I believe that many
> >drivers simply do not see me. So in my opinion, having active signs like
> >the type Jay and I mentioned would make it safer to cross Minneapolis
> >streets.
> >
> >Scott McGerik
> >Hawthorne
> >Minneapolis
> >http://www.visi.com/~scottlm/
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