If you're going to jaywalk.... (with bonus story)

[Flying Grype]

I saw one of these last week in my hometown. There was a row of pylons in the middle of the street because of lane work and closed lanes, and I saw a guy, a girl, and their kid in a stroller crossing the street. They were going from... either the pet store or the liquor store, to the other side of the street which pretty much just has the prison and a car dealer. Go figure. Traffic was copious and thankfully slow because of the road work, but at the same time the pylons made for a distracting visual.

[Pagan]

If you're going to jaywalk, would you mind leaving your pretty dog or your four-year-old child out of your vehicular suicide attempt?

I've noticed a trend here lately that pedestrians seem to think that they have the absolute right-of-way no matter. I've been encountering a lot of them lately that just walk on out into traffic without even glancing to see if anyone's coming.

Even if you're in a cross-walk with a walk signal, you still have a responsibility to take a look and make sure you're not about to get creamed.

[Moirae]

Try downtown New Orleans. People will walk right out into the middle of rush hour traffic when the cars are moving toward him. I've never seen pedestrians more suicidal.

[dalesys]

Flat people, got no reason for living.

[EricKei]

I've never seen pedestrians more suicidal.

Seconded. The worst part is, many of these pedestrians are local drivers, so they KNOW how bad the drivers here are, and yet they still jaywalk in the middle of rush hour and pull other stunts like that on a regular basis! x.x The mind, she boggles.