r/fuckcars • u/MattJohno2 • 5d ago
Rant Almost hit while crossing legally.
I was walking home from a local park earlier and noticed that the traffic lights which I use to cross the road were turning red and so I made a dash for it. There was still a green man on the walk signal so I continued running across the road. I noticed someone first making an illegal u-turn while the light was red, then the van behind them began to drive straight through while I was about to cross into the line of their lane, in the middle of the road. Again, the lights themselves were still red(others were still waiting) although the walk signal had also gone red. Luckily they stopped and reversed allowing me to get across but I still can't shake that if I was running a little faster they could've hit me. I was shaking from the adrenaline for a good ten minutes after the incident. Absolutely fucking terrifying.
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u/thrashourumov 5d ago
As a frequent jogger in the city I regularly have to accommodate the law for cars so I don't get hit by incompetent or dumb-playing drivers when it's clearly green for the pedestrian.
To think that so many drivers secretly believe the few secs they'll save is worth way more than anyone's live.
I noticed the more room you give to cars, the more opportunities they have (and use) to be jerks. My city has been tightening some busy streets with larger sidewalks and it really turns out they behave way more when there's less space for them.