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Holy heck that got my heart rate going! While chauffeuring my wife to work in the wee hours a guy about got his ticket punched by yours truly.
I was coming up a hill on one way 4 lane. There was one vehicle beside us trailing a little and no one in front nor behind us for probably 4 blocks. I was in the process of changing lanes:
scan ahead,
look at the rearview and side mirror,
scan ahead,
check the side and peripheral once more
And she yells out something about a guy in the street! It was dark and I flat out didn't see him. I attribute it to his dark clothes blending into the asphalt that made up the backdrop. I fully slammed on the brakes which resulted in the classic screeching tires that no one wants to hear.
I don't know if maybe he was just kinda getting out there and was going to wait for us to drive by? Or maybe he figured "I'm in a crosswalk, I have the right of way". Since I didn't see him at all he may have just been standing there waiting for us to go by. I'll never know as I stopped well shy of him and didn't bother to ask The other car stopped ahead of us so they obviously didn't see him either.
So we just sit there stopped and the guy finally continues his walk across the street a few moments later. He is kinda stink eyeing me and shaking his head. Meanwhile he would not have wanted to hear what I was saying about him and his level of intelligence.
Not sure about you all but as a pedestrian I trust no moving vehicles when they are in the vicinity. Heck when I'm in a parking lot I constantly look for reverse lights and butts in seats which can lead to the sudden movement of a few thousand pounds of 'run you over'. And when there is an option of crossing the street while a car is a block away or waiting for the gap where they are 4 blocks away the choice is obvious.
This guy was in all dark clothing and it was not yet light out. I couldn't believe with how little traffic there was he chose that moment to cross the street. But you see this often up here.
Usually it is the homeless people doing this sort of thing. Which I don't think this guy was. He looked to be decently groomed in his early 30's. I hear from my wife all the time about the new transient patient on her floor at the hospital that that was hit by a car. Its almost like they are doing it on purpose so that they can either 'end it all', or they just want those good (and free) hospital drugs. These people are nuts. Their normal modus operandi is to just step off the curb right in front of you. But this is always during the day when you can see them. Giving you a sporting chance of not getting sued?
A question.
Does it seem to anyone else that people are doing things like this more often? Or has this remained the same for say the last 30 years? Oh yeah he wasn't on a phone surprisingly . Looked like he was walking to or from work maybe.
Keep your eyes peeled for this new age of people that think their bodies defy the laws of physics and are nice little safe spaces. Rant over
I was coming up a hill on one way 4 lane. There was one vehicle beside us trailing a little and no one in front nor behind us for probably 4 blocks. I was in the process of changing lanes:
scan ahead,
look at the rearview and side mirror,
scan ahead,
check the side and peripheral once more
And she yells out something about a guy in the street! It was dark and I flat out didn't see him. I attribute it to his dark clothes blending into the asphalt that made up the backdrop. I fully slammed on the brakes which resulted in the classic screeching tires that no one wants to hear.
I don't know if maybe he was just kinda getting out there and was going to wait for us to drive by? Or maybe he figured "I'm in a crosswalk, I have the right of way". Since I didn't see him at all he may have just been standing there waiting for us to go by. I'll never know as I stopped well shy of him and didn't bother to ask The other car stopped ahead of us so they obviously didn't see him either.
So we just sit there stopped and the guy finally continues his walk across the street a few moments later. He is kinda stink eyeing me and shaking his head. Meanwhile he would not have wanted to hear what I was saying about him and his level of intelligence.
Not sure about you all but as a pedestrian I trust no moving vehicles when they are in the vicinity. Heck when I'm in a parking lot I constantly look for reverse lights and butts in seats which can lead to the sudden movement of a few thousand pounds of 'run you over'. And when there is an option of crossing the street while a car is a block away or waiting for the gap where they are 4 blocks away the choice is obvious.
This guy was in all dark clothing and it was not yet light out. I couldn't believe with how little traffic there was he chose that moment to cross the street. But you see this often up here.
Usually it is the homeless people doing this sort of thing. Which I don't think this guy was. He looked to be decently groomed in his early 30's. I hear from my wife all the time about the new transient patient on her floor at the hospital that that was hit by a car. Its almost like they are doing it on purpose so that they can either 'end it all', or they just want those good (and free) hospital drugs. These people are nuts. Their normal modus operandi is to just step off the curb right in front of you. But this is always during the day when you can see them. Giving you a sporting chance of not getting sued?
A question.
Does it seem to anyone else that people are doing things like this more often? Or has this remained the same for say the last 30 years? Oh yeah he wasn't on a phone surprisingly . Looked like he was walking to or from work maybe.
Keep your eyes peeled for this new age of people that think their bodies defy the laws of physics and are nice little safe spaces. Rant over