[BenLurkin]

Number one place for pedestrian fatalities - crosswalks.

And most of the deceased have the right of way when they were killed.

[Do_Tar]

Well since it’s so common to kill pedestrians, according to the author, that shouldn’t be a crime.

[FreedomPoster]

When I cross the street I look both ways even on a one-way street. Because Atlanta.

[arthurus]

Most folks crossing at a signaled crosswalk are not paying a lot of attention to traffic. The light changes and they step out. Some people even have the attitude that if they get killed they have the right of way and it’s therefore not their fault so they are fine.

[rlmorel]

This is because idiots nationwide think that if you have the right of way...then people won't hit you. I personally don't want to, as a pedestrian, get into a right-of-way dispute with a vehicle that weighs ten or twenty times more than me, because even if I am right, I am going to lose.

These people, they go up to crosswalks and step right into them and begin walking across, as if daring to be hit. Sometimes, if you don't see them, they yell at you from the road as you go past because you didn't lock up your brakes to accommodate them.

If you can't tell, crosswalks are a pet peeve of mine. I don't jaywalk unless the street is a simple one devoid of traffic.

When I do get to a crosswalk that has no button/light, I stand well back and examine traffic. I will even partially turn my back on the road to signal that, even though I am standing five feet away, I am not going to go out. When there is a significant opening (I usually wait until a block of traffic is passed, unless someone else steps out, then I go as well so traffic won't be stopped twice. Otherwise, I walk to the mouth of the crosswalk and examine the car on my side approaching to ensure they stop.

I quickly wave to thank them, then looking the other way, examine the traffic on that side to make sure that vehicle stops.

When I am sure they see me and are clearly stopping, I hightail it at a very brisk walk across the road so as to inconvenience the drivers as little as possible, waving a thank you as I go.

My pet peeves are:

• People who just get there and step out. No matter if they come from behind a car or other obstruction, or if the sun is low in the sky right in people's eyes and drivers don't see them. Some of these people are simply self-centered stupid boobs, but there are many who know exactly what they are doing.
  
  
• People who stop in the mouth of the crosswalk, and just have a conversation with each other or start screwing around with their phone. You slow or even stop, and they simply continue what they are doing, and do not walk.
  
  
• But the thing that pisses me off more than nearly any crosswalk related thing is young or completely healthy people who get in the crosswalk and walk across as slowly as they can, sashaying across the road at a relaxing and sedate walk. This obviously does not include elderly people, people with kids and such. These are usually younger people by themselves. And it bugs me, because I have no doubt they know exactly what they are doing. I wait until they cross the center line, and I step on the gas. If I had a muscular car, I would lay rubber.

If you read this, you can guess I live in the bluest of blue states, and am right near a famous colonial town that is full of these types of people. You don't see the tourists generally doing it. It is clearly natives of the state or town.