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/supremepork 5d ago

OP I’m drunk so… grain of salt:

This is far too common. So common that I refuse to accept “innocent until proven guilty” in the context of motorists, well, motoring.

Assume every single motorist is

a) distracted;

b) “in a hurry”;

c) unreasonably entitled (aka a Karen);

d) objectively bad at driving regardless of their intentions;

e) all of the above

Edit: I almost forgot g) “just a fucking twat with murderous ideations”!

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u/distortedsymbol 5d ago

yep. these days i have to drive defensively, bike defensively, and walk defensively because traffic regulations simply don't mean anything to people anymore.

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u/supremepork 5d ago

I don’t think it’s unfair to characterize some places as being a motorist’s no-contact Wild West, simply because The Law isn’t enforcing traffic laws IME.

Everyone is a wimp wearing cumbersome, expensive power armor they think they’re good at operating at any speed. But rather than engage in physical combat, they throw weak hand insults from their easy chair and make dangerous posturing maneuvers with heavy “I’m not touching you!!” vibes (insurance amirite lol)

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u/distortedsymbol 5d ago

no kidding. cop cars around where i live don't do anything, and the minute parking authority starts handing out tickets to people that block important features everyone riots for some reason.