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Old 12-09-2013, 01:42 PM
 
Location: Kirkwood
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Excellent suggestion, cq! Better yet, just whack their hoods with a metal softball bat.
If that is what it takes to walk safely and legally across a street in the crosswalk. If the driver hit the ped, the driver would be getting a ticket and sued for medical bills.
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Old 12-09-2013, 03:35 PM
 
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If that is what it takes to walk safely and legally across a street in the crosswalk. If the driver hit the ped, the driver would be getting a ticket and sued for medical bills.
As well as a bill for the body work.
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Old 12-09-2013, 04:10 PM
 
Location: Atlanta
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There is a similar light on North Ave for GA Tech students and it doesn't cause much trouble. I don't see what the big deal is...
Looking at the pic below, the one on North Ave appears to be on a corner similar to the one in the OP's clip. The one on Roswell is not on any corner and immediately follows a blind curve. The main problem is the location of the one on Roswell. I notice the others don't require a median taking up a segment of the turn lane because they are at intersections and not just flung randomly on the street.





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Old 12-10-2013, 06:56 AM
 
Location: Kirkwood
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As well as a bill for the body work.
Well of course, but it was just a joke. What wouldn't be a joke is if a driver hits a ped in a crosswalk.
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Old 12-10-2013, 07:10 AM
 
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Well of course, but it was just a joke. What wouldn't be a joke is if a driver hits a ped in a crosswalk.
Exactly.

Along those lines, here's something aggravates me as a driver. If I'm turning and there are pedestrians in my side of the crosswalk, I wait until they clear the street. But I often get drivers behind me honking for me to blast on through. Some even try to cut around me!

What is it with people who can't wait a few seconds for somebody to cross the street?

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Old 12-10-2013, 07:24 AM
 
Location: Kirkwood
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Exactly.

Along those lines, here's something aggravates me as a driver. If I'm turning and there are pedestrians in my side of the crosswalk, I wait until they clear the street. But I often get drivers behind me honking for me to blast on through. Some even try to cut around me!

What is it with people who can't wait a few seconds for somebody to cross the street?

They don't care. But thank you for doing the right thing and allowing the peds to cross safely.
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Old 12-10-2013, 07:28 AM
 
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They don't care. But thank you for doing the right thing and allowing the peds to cross safely.
Of course. I'm often a pedestrian myself, as are my friends and family.
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Old 12-10-2013, 08:54 AM
 
Location: Kirkwood
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I notice the others don't require a median taking up a segment of the turn lane because they are at intersections and not just flung randomly on the street.
That location was probably selected because of the distance between traffic signals. So drivers would notice the crosswalk, a median was installed as a way of slowing traffic. It makes the road appear narrow.
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