Submitted by CorporateProvocateur t3_10027hs in washingtondc
CorporateProvocateur OP t1_j2f7u4i wrote
Reply to comment by dcmcg in Your Take on DC Pedestrians? Are they Aloof? by CorporateProvocateur
No. I just feel more secure when drivers and pedestrians communicate and signal intentions. You even learn this in most drivers Ed courses. To make eye contact and silently communicate.
stormcloudbros t1_j2fklfa wrote
They do not have to signal shit. You do not have the right or way. Wait until you can safely proceed.
CorporateProvocateur OP t1_j2fn5bd wrote
They don't have to do anything. But why bet your life and health on the fact that every driver is being as careful as me? This seems like a bad bet.
stormcloudbros t1_j2fnf9v wrote
My issue is that it’s not your business as a driver to tell a ped what to do. The problem lies with drivers not following laws, not pedestrians not giving drivers eye contact.
CorporateProvocateur OP t1_j2fmzxe wrote
How the hell is this so downvoted? It's literally a link showing that doing this is in a lot of driving courses and driving best practice guides. Are people burying it because it doesn't fit their perspective? It's literally evidence that what I'm suggesting is at least widely considered a good idea.
OldScarcity5443 t1_j2fog5f wrote
Because if I’m waiting at a crosswalk, what other signal of my intention do you need? Conversely, if my dogs are sniffing and taking their sweet time, I turn my back to the street so drivers don’t think I’m crossing. But if I’m standing there facing the street, what else am I going to do when you have to stop for a light or stop sign?
And a link to best-practices from driver’s ed is hardly indicative of how people actually act.
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