Comments on: Video: Share the Road by Being a PAL

By: Seriously

Seriously — Fri, 23 Mar 2012 17:59:36 +0000

Really? Are you serious? You’re willing to jeopardize another human life to make a minor point? Please seek help.

By: Ricardo

Ricardo — Thu, 22 Mar 2012 15:44:17 +0000

I saw a long comment thread on this once before, the gist of which was: the law doesn’t say “in” the crosswalk, it says “at” the crosswalk. Whether standing by the side of the road counts as “at” the crosswalk was then heavily debated.

By: Ricardo

Ricardo — Thu, 22 Mar 2012 15:42:19 +0000

I’m blaming whoever it is that puts crosswalks in the road.

By: John Fontain

John Fontain — Thu, 22 Mar 2012 13:29:00 +0000

“Hint to the driver — the stripes are a crosswalk that give a pedestrian the right of way when it is unsignalized!”

Ah, you are one of the peds who mistakenly believes you can walk without regard to oncoming traffic so long as you are in a crosswalk.

Unfortunately for you, this isn’t the law. Drivers must yield to peds already in a crosswalk, but peds must not enter a crosswalk without regard to oncoming traffic.

By: drax

drax — Thu, 22 Mar 2012 13:12:32 +0000

Yes, just saw this happen a few days ago.

By: Answer Guy

Answer Guy — Thu, 22 Mar 2012 00:59:23 +0000

There is no sidewalk currently on Columbia Pike in front of the construction site…there is however, a perfectly fine sidewalk on the other side of the Pike.

Perhaps that requires too much energy to use?

By: Curious George

Curious George — Thu, 22 Mar 2012 00:51:48 +0000

So why does the sidewalk always get blocked off? Why not take a lane of traffic instead and use it to temporarily replace the sidewalk?

By: Curious George

Curious George — Thu, 22 Mar 2012 00:49:11 +0000

Yes let us blame some paint on the ground.

Drivers don’t kill people; crosswalks kill people.

But I do agree that anyone who jaywalks is fair game.

Of course in North Arlington you have to assume the driver will not stop at a stop sign so even crossing legally eventually you are going to get run over.

By: Ricardo

Ricardo — Wed, 21 Mar 2012 20:39:46 +0000

Crosswalks are a terrible idea. They give people like you a false sense of security. It is often the case–not always, but often–that drivers cannot see you. Example: car in left lane stops so you can cross (from left to right). Car in right lane cannot see you! You are blocked by the car that stopped. Car in right lane assumes you are stopped because you’re making a turn. Car in right lane hits you.

Your fault? No. Car in right lane’s fault? No. Car in left lane’s fault? No. Crosswalk’s fault? Yes!

By: nom de guerre

nom de guerre — Wed, 21 Mar 2012 20:37:11 +0000

Italians substitute the use of the horn for brakes.