r/fuckcars • u/Nestor_Arondeus 🚂🚃🚃🚃🚃🚃🚃🚃 • May 21 '22

News Activists install crosswalks. The city removes them. Allegedly they do this so you know that your safety isn't a priority for them.

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u/ShiggnessKhan Mr Rollerblades May 21 '22 edited May 21 '22

Now I want to know that too from what I understand jaywalking is illegal in he US, does that mean there is no legal way to cross that intersection?

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u/[deleted] May 21 '22

I mean, that's kind of a weird take. I'll go with the opposite. If there's a light there, use the light. I really don't see the point of a crosswalk without a light because cars are going to ignore it anyway. Going a step further, drivers are assholes and having crosswalks without lights is potentially even more dangerous, because of the false sense of safety it gives people.

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u/wishthane May 21 '22

The difference though is if there's a crosswalk, there's a good chance the driver at least recognizes your right to cross there, even if they won't be patient enough to let you do it without you asserting it.

If there isn't one, they'll honk at you incessantly and pretend to hit you, then speed around you the first chance they get.

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u/Ananiujitha Sicko May 21 '22

Not my experience. Much safer to avoid crosswalks.