Hey cops. Wanna hit your quota?

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April 19, 2011 at 4:01 pm #700393

maude
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I dread making a left turn from southbound on 35th at Myrtle. I’ve nearly been rear-ended there more times than I can count. Something about cresting that hill inserts some heads into backsides. And I still see plenty of those racers talking on their cell phones too. I decided a while back to just shoot across 35th at Morgan and go up and around the park to get home.

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April 19, 2011 at 4:56 pm #700394

JoB
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part of me feels guilty for not doing my bit to honor pedestrian traffic on 35th by traveling that route and stopping for them…

the more practical part of me thinks being rear-ended is too large a price to pay…

and that by stopping for pedestrians i could be putting them at greater risk from the idiots who would swing impatiently around me :(

side streets are safer :(

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April 19, 2011 at 5:16 pm #700395

Ken
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I no longer stop for pedestrians on 35th except at marked crosswalks. It is just to dangerous to the pedestrian.

If I saw even one previous pedestrian look both ways after I had stopped, I might be more willing but people here are too addled to look out for themselves it seems.

The city seems to recognize this since all the marked crosswalks in the 4 lane sections have lights and push to cross buttons.

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April 19, 2011 at 10:24 pm #700396

DP
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Regardless of the street, if it’s not at a crosswalk I won’t stop for someone who’s just waiting on the side of the road, looking furtively for a chance to cross. I’m like Ken: I don’t want to be responsible for any carnage that might occur.

However, I will generally still stop for someone who’s already started across the road or is stranded at a median — even if it’s not on a crosswalk. Of course I don’t want to get rear-ended either, but I’d take that over hitting a pedestrian.

For those who don’t stop for pedestrians outside of a crosswalk . . . I understand your logic. FWIW, I don’t think you’re ever going to get ticketed because of that. However, technically you could get ticketed, because the pedestrian always has the right of way. Also, if you injured a pedestrian, you might be at a disadvantage in court for failing to yield, even if there was no crosswalk in sight.

It’s a tough call.

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