Comments | akujunkan: I cannot win.

akujunkan

I cannot win.

Apr 01, 2011 22:11

I kicked off today by reading in the WaPo that Homeland Central has the highest per capita ratio of pedestrian and biker deaths of any major U.S. city. The article continued by saying that the majority of these deaths took place at intersections, because D.C.'s motherfucking batshit drivers have a tendency to speed through turns without checking ( Read more... )

homeland central, asshattery

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metal_dog5 April 2 2011, 03:45:00 UTC

WTF?

The article recommended that D.C.'s [...] drivers not attempt to complete their turns until pedestrians have cleared the crosswalks.

Isn't that part of the road rules, that pedestrians have right of way in certain circumstances? I admit I'm only knowledgeable about the rules for here, but that's certainly one.

O HAIS NEVER ON AIM PURSON akujunkan April 2 2011, 04:15:55 UTC

And yeah, pedestrians in a crosswalk crossing on the light certainly had right of way when I took my driving test. (Ironically, the town in which I took it was not big enough to boast any actual crosswalks.)

As far as I know, it's the law *everywhere* in this country. Which is why I'm not sure why I got picked on.

dark_waterlily April 2 2011, 13:10:50 UTC

...
WAIT!
Are you, in a sense, saying the cop reprimanded you for not hurting/scaring to death/killing the pedestrian?
I just woke up and my brain is still asleep so probably got that part the wrong way.

akujunkan April 2 2011, 22:15:50 UTC

No, it's not your brain. The officer basically told me to turn into crosswalks and let the pedestrians try to get out of my way. >.