There’s been a big campaign in my city to stop people jaywalking. They’ve painted on the crosswalks, “One of every two accident victims is a pedestrian.” They don’t seem to realise that means the other person isn’t….Local authorities also seem blissfully unaware that people jaywalk because local motorists ignore traffic lights completely and consign the traffic code to oblivion the moment they pass their driving test. You cross when you can, no matter when, because you can’t expect them to respect a red light, a crossing light, or anything else. I’m told it’s because people driving cars now grew up riding mopeds. I think in reality it’s just the local mentality, that basically says “I get to do what I want because it’s me, and you have to let me.”
margueritem about 11 years ago
Teach him not to pay attention!
Arianne about 11 years ago
But he asked, mother may I?
Linux0s about 11 years ago
“Red rover, red rover… "
orinoco womble about 11 years ago
There’s been a big campaign in my city to stop people jaywalking. They’ve painted on the crosswalks, “One of every two accident victims is a pedestrian.” They don’t seem to realise that means the other person isn’t….Local authorities also seem blissfully unaware that people jaywalk because local motorists ignore traffic lights completely and consign the traffic code to oblivion the moment they pass their driving test. You cross when you can, no matter when, because you can’t expect them to respect a red light, a crossing light, or anything else. I’m told it’s because people driving cars now grew up riding mopeds. I think in reality it’s just the local mentality, that basically says “I get to do what I want because it’s me, and you have to let me.”
jack fairbanks about 11 years ago
simon says: “jump up”… “come down”!
tsandl about 11 years ago
Unless your city has an unthinkably high incidence of motorists striking multiple pedestrians, I can guarantee their statistics are bunk.
Stephen Gilberg about 11 years ago
Imagine if the pedestrian said, “Not unless you say ‘please.’”
Perkycat about 11 years ago
This struck me as funny!
xpurplezebra about 11 years ago
he crossed over anyway
orinoco womble about 11 years ago
Seville.
le-roy about 11 years ago
Considering the brief case and papers, they probably assumed he was a lawyer. It’s hard for some people to pass up the double points!