How many times have you felt stupid for waiting for the walk sign at a cross walk while someone walks right through the red hand?
This happens many times on campus. There are so many cross walks on campus, you can't miss it.
I must admit, I will walk across the street if there are no cars coming. I am an adult, I can make the decision to cross or not. Although, one does see some people that will walk right in front of cars as if they own the street. They deserve to be hit if you ask me.
Jay walking is another reoccurring event on campus. You will see people darting across university ave all the time. Usually there isn't any traffic.
Yet police will stop someone for jay walking. Why is it illegal? People have the common sense to make decisions on their own. If they get hit, they get hit. A majority of the time, it's the persons fault but drivers do make mistakes.
Two weekends ago, a man was hit in the corner of 4th street and 15th ave. He darted into the cross walk between two cars. He was then hit by a cab. Where he flew onto the windshield of the taxi, then rag dolled onto the street. I will never forget this experience. I will always remember when crossing the street to look both ways before I cross.
I would like to know your input on this subject. How many of you run in front of cars? How many walk whether the hand is red or the man is white?
This is an incredibly touchy subject for me! My friend recently passed away from getting hit by a dump truck while on a jog. It's a very long story to what happened. It has made me VERY aware of cars and how one step into the road can kill you. I agree that we should have the choice to jay walk but it's at our own risk and isn't the greatest idea.
ReplyDeleteI'm a runner too and I never thought about how easily I could get struck by a car. We run infront of cars all the time. We're inpatient and need to get to places. For me I run across and I don't wait if I'm jogging (mainly because I get so antsy) but if I have the time or I'm just walking I wait for the signal to walk.
ReplyDeleteI come from a small town so jaywalking isn't an issue there but I think that in a big city like this you shouldn't probably jaywalk in front of fast moving cars. I do agree that it is the jaywalkers choice, but they should be aware of the consequences. If you did get hit by car it doesn't only affect you but the person who is driving the car. If they harm you there could be some emotional issues imposed on the diver (granted they did hit you but it is technically your fault).
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