Submitted by Karma4Clunkerz t3_zz56a8 in pittsburgh
Do people here not know to cross at the crosswalk? I’m driving on West Liberty and it’s fairly busy but this woman just decides to walk into traffic like she’s asking to be hit or something.
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ForgottenZodiac t1_j29q49t wrote
Was coming here to say this. Can’t say how many times I’ve waited for the sign to walk to have a car nearly hit me or get uncomfortably close because they are impatient. In general people suck.
Robert_roberts82 t1_j2bn3i4 wrote
Yes, just a collective agreement of Pittsburgh drivers that there is no obligation to yield to pedestrians at the crosswalk
Antique_Okra_8988 t1_j2dn6tp wrote
Can confirm. Was hit by a car on 5th Ave. even though I had the walking sign.
Karma4Clunkerz OP t1_j2axc0v wrote
One doesn’t excuse the other
pittsburghfun t1_j2a5oma wrote
Once I was in DC, crossing in the middle of a block. A cop yelled “Hey Pittsburgh, go cross at the light”. I was younger then, wondered how he knew!
mama-tried-34 t1_j2a8ryq wrote
If Pittsburgh had a Bill of Rights, jaywalking would be close to the top.
ricksebak t1_j29krbp wrote
> like she’s asking to be hit or something.
Did you hit her? Or did you do a quick mental calculation and determine that slowing down for two seconds is a tiny inconvenience, and that hitting her is a giant inconvenience, and then you just slowed down and didn’t hit her?
Because if you slowed down and didn’t hit her, then maybe she’s not asking to be hit. Maybe she knows about the mental calculation and she’s using it to her advantage to cross the street faster.
1MagnificentMagnolia t1_j29oxip wrote
With the amount if people who are actively on their phone while their vehicle is moving, it would be stupid of a pedestrian to trust the driver is paying attention.
Karma4Clunkerz OP t1_j2awykh wrote
I see your mother also didn’t tell you to look both ways before crossing. Actively walking into traditional should not be defended. Reconsider your life
ricksebak t1_j2b93im wrote
I’m gonna have to put the brakes on this convo and crosswalk myself over to another thread, OP.
Karma4Clunkerz OP t1_j2bameo wrote
Wait for the light to change first
321fishing123 t1_j29jx2o wrote
Welcome to Pittsburgh. Drive very, very carefully, this is a pedestrian city. Pedestrians have the right of way, so it will be your fault no matter what if you run someone over.
lifes_nether_regions t1_j2b2stb wrote
Nope. You gotta just get across whenever and wherever you have the chance. It's like Frogger out here.
Antique_Okra_8988 t1_j2dmw3u wrote
It is like Frogger! Thanks for the chuckle.
StickyBush69 t1_j2a3upj wrote
Are you a non-native? When I lived out west for a bit, I was surprised at how strictly everyone followed pedestrian/driving rules/laws. It made me realize how chaotic a lot of people here usually are haha.
lefthandb1ack t1_j2dtxo5 wrote
Dude my first trip to SLC was an eye opener
FuzzPunkMutt t1_j29x4mk wrote
It's such a statement that the default is you feel in the right driving your car and being part of traffic vs someone walking and just existing.
Karma4Clunkerz OP t1_j2ax4ct wrote
There’s a reason we have streets and sidewalks you stunad
put_the_ux_in_sux t1_j29hlxm wrote
No.
Everyone loves crossing about 30 ft. away from the crosswalk which results in slamming on the breaks every time you turn.
People also just swinging out their doors in traffic, too.
Sweaty_Motor2790 t1_j2aix7q wrote
This is accurate. I don't know why the downvotes.
newts07 t1_j2dekyu wrote
*brakes
Krihvuh t1_j2a2zki wrote
Oh, they do...and they know how to jay-walk too, but your statement clearly suggests you already knew that 2nd part.
RepoGodFather t1_j2a7dp8 wrote
Ppl in Pittsburgh. Where I come from the big red hand means cross and the white walking symbol means cross. If I'm in certain areas it means walk down the center of the street while the sidewalks are clear and traffic is coming. Then wave my hands at them like they are in fact the asshole for driving down the street I'm walking on.
McJumpington t1_j2b39gs wrote
Pedestrians in south side literally have waited to cross the street the exact opposite time they are supposed to. Even with don’t walk signals flashing… in broad daylight.
Our city is full of incompetent walkers.
CityDweller26 t1_j2b5mq3 wrote
There have been so many deaths on West Liberty… You really must be extremely confident, (or stupid), to cross any stretch of it thinking you aren’t about 3 seconds away from meeting Jesus.
Yomama-22 t1_j2ajwly wrote
As long as you make it to the other side, no problem.
lemma_qed t1_j2c1bs4 wrote
In Pittsburgh, I've personally seen two pedestrians laying on the ground soon after being hit by cars, both before any emergency personnel had arrived. I haven't seen any similar incidents in any of the other cities I've lived in. One of the pedestrians was right next to the crosswalk when I saw them. The other was laying in the middle of a busy road, at night, wearing dark clothing. Interpret my anecdotes however you want.
zappafrank2112 t1_j2c23s3 wrote
> Interpret my anecdotes however you want.
That you simply watched and didn't help? :P
lemma_qed t1_j2c5tno wrote
In both cases other bystanders were already helping them by the time I saw them. For one of the cases, I could hear sirens coming closer, which I hope/presume was for them. Since I lack medical training, there was really nothing I could have done to help either of them. So in both cases I just got myself out of the way. No, I didn't watch them. I left. Hovering around them would have been a hindrance to actual help that was already on the way.
Killbanne t1_j29gq66 wrote
Ahhh the Burgh...
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1029Dash t1_j29nlpj wrote
Most cross at the crosswalk but then cars also like to speed through the cross walk even if it means going through a stop sign