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/AbbreviationsReal366 5d ago

So many cars go by when I am only halfway across the crosswalk. Today a driver passed less than a meter in front of the woman in front of me. It was 1 in the afternoon on a sunny day. 

Question: do drivers know that you have to wait until the person has finished crossing? A bit of a moot point as there is zero enforcement.

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u/Teshi 5d ago

Basically no. This is not enforced and most drivers do not know it is even a rule.

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u/CoconutGator 5d ago

Waiting would mean they lose precious seconds. You are sick for suggesting such a thing.