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strange you should mention this, Darth -- I almost hit a jaywalking woman in Port Chester this morning!
at the eastern end of Westchester Ave (intersection with Route 1) there are three lanes at the stop line.
1. left-only
2. straight
3. right-only
as I came out from under the railroad bridge, lanes 1 and 3 were stacked five deep, but lane 2 (my desired direction) was empty.
as I head down, a woman crosses the street. NO, not at the cross walk
- IN BACK OF THE SECOND CAR IN lane 1 -- too frickin lazy to walk another twenty feet and use the crosswalk
the sad fact is that it would be considered MY fault if I had hit this water buffalo
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at the eastern end of Westchester Ave (intersection with Route 1) there are three lanes at the stop line.
1. left-only
2. straight
3. right-only
as I came out from under the railroad bridge, lanes 1 and 3 were stacked five deep, but lane 2 (my desired direction) was empty.
as I head down, a woman crosses the street. NO, not at the cross walk
- IN BACK OF THE SECOND CAR IN lane 1 -- too frickin lazy to walk another twenty feet and use the crosswalkthe sad fact is that it would be considered MY fault if I had hit this water buffalo
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SORTIE wrote:
strange you should mention this, Darth -- I almost hit a jaywalking woman in Port Chester this morning!
at the eastern end of Westchester Ave (intersection with Route 1) there are three lanes at the stop line.
1. left-only
2. straight
3. right-only
as I came out from under the railroad bridge, lanes 1 and 3 were stacked five deep, but lane 2 (my desired direction) was empty.
as I head down, a woman crosses the street. NO, not at the cross walk - IN BACK OF THE SECOND CAR IN lane 1 -- too frickin lazy to walk another twenty feet and use the crosswalk
the sad fact is that it would be considered MY fault if I had hit this water buffalo
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I asked cause of the same thing. But for me it was a guy and he gave me the look like I was doing something wrong by observing the traffic lights. And then when I got into Manhattan, I saw a lady hit a guy who jaywalked across the road...diagonally. She was making a turn in front of me(if it wasn't her, I might have hit him...)and this guy litterally ran in to her...on his feet. Took a dive in front of her car and would not get up. I saw the hit and I know he was fine, but we had to wait for the cops and the ambulence. I usually would just get out of there, but this time I stuck around to give the lady my eyewitness testomony that the jaywalkers ran into her car. The cop made it sound like the her Ins was gonna make a donation to the bum.
Unreal.
Also, in Manhattan, I miss a lot of lights because I have to slow down for the jaywalkers walking against the lights. If Bloomberg really wants to do something about traffic congestion, maybe he should clear the roads when the cars have the right of way.
strange you should mention this, Darth -- I almost hit a jaywalking woman in Port Chester this morning!
at the eastern end of Westchester Ave (intersection with Route 1) there are three lanes at the stop line.
1. left-only
2. straight
3. right-only
as I came out from under the railroad bridge, lanes 1 and 3 were stacked five deep, but lane 2 (my desired direction) was empty.
as I head down, a woman crosses the street. NO, not at the cross walk
- IN BACK OF THE SECOND CAR IN lane 1 -- too frickin lazy to walk another twenty feet and use the crosswalkthe sad fact is that it would be considered MY fault if I had hit this water buffalo
I asked cause of the same thing. But for me it was a guy and he gave me the look like I was doing something wrong by observing the traffic lights. And then when I got into Manhattan, I saw a lady hit a guy who jaywalked across the road...diagonally. She was making a turn in front of me(if it wasn't her, I might have hit him...)and this guy litterally ran in to her...on his feet. Took a dive in front of her car and would not get up. I saw the hit and I know he was fine, but we had to wait for the cops and the ambulence. I usually would just get out of there, but this time I stuck around to give the lady my eyewitness testomony that the jaywalkers ran into her car. The cop made it sound like the her Ins was gonna make a donation to the bum.
Unreal.
Also, in Manhattan, I miss a lot of lights because I have to slow down for the jaywalkers walking against the lights. If Bloomberg really wants to do something about traffic congestion, maybe he should clear the roads when the cars have the right of way.
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Jaywalking has always been a way of life in NYC. I often marvel at how many people will still wait on the curb when the light is red but there is no traffic coming. Cross in the middle of the block? Why not, if no ones coming and you need to get to the other side? How am I supposed to know which side of the street the address I'm going to is on. You expect me to walk all way down to the corner and back again? Get real.
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MakoMike wrote:
Jaywalking has always been a way of life in NYC. I often marvel at how many people will still wait on the curb when the light is red but there is no traffic coming. Cross in the middle of the block? Why not, if no ones coming and you need to get to the other side? How am I supposed to know which side of the street the address I'm going to is on. You expect me to walk all way down to the corner and back again? Get real.
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You are the only one who looks to see if a car is coming. Most doesn't care if they get hit...they think it's free meal ticket.
Jaywalking has always been a way of life in NYC. I often marvel at how many people will still wait on the curb when the light is red but there is no traffic coming. Cross in the middle of the block? Why not, if no ones coming and you need to get to the other side? How am I supposed to know which side of the street the address I'm going to is on. You expect me to walk all way down to the corner and back again? Get real.
You are the only one who looks to see if a car is coming. Most doesn't care if they get hit...they think it's free meal ticket.
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DarthBaiter wrote:
MakoMike wrote:
Jaywalking has always been a way of life in NYC. I often marvel at how many people will still wait on the curb when the light is red but there is no traffic coming. Cross in the middle of the block? Why not, if no ones coming and you need to get to the other side? How am I supposed to know which side of the street the address I'm going to is on. You expect me to walk all way down to the corner and back again? Get real.
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You are the only one who looks to see if a car is coming. Most doesn't care if they get hit...they think it's free meal ticket.
Not really, when I'm standing on a corner waiting for the light to change a whole bunch of people will step out when there is no traffic coming. OTOH I have never seen anyone step out without looking first.
MakoMike wrote:
Jaywalking has always been a way of life in NYC. I often marvel at how many people will still wait on the curb when the light is red but there is no traffic coming. Cross in the middle of the block? Why not, if no ones coming and you need to get to the other side? How am I supposed to know which side of the street the address I'm going to is on. You expect me to walk all way down to the corner and back again? Get real.
You are the only one who looks to see if a car is coming. Most doesn't care if they get hit...they think it's free meal ticket.
Not really, when I'm standing on a corner waiting for the light to change a whole bunch of people will step out when there is no traffic coming. OTOH I have never seen anyone step out without looking first.
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Ever see the video of the guy that walked into Lindsey Lohan's car? She was pulling out of a spot, surrounded by paparazzi, doing maybe 1 mph. This strung out crackhead walks right into her car, then flops on the floor and starts screaming "Get me an ambulance! Get me an ambulance!" He refused to move until an Ambulance came. It was hilarious, and a creative way of trying to manufacture a lawsuit. Unfortunately, he was videotaped by about 20 people walking right into the car, so I'm guessing he was S.O.L.
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Blazetoy wrote:
We have a point system here in NYC, depends on who you hit
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LMAO!!! I'm picking machine Gun Joe Viturbo lolololol
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Cleopatra: It isn't my fault everyone scored before us. You should have gone after that boy scout camp like I told you!
Nero the Hero: I tried the goddamn boy scout camp. You know how fast those boy scouts move?
Cleopatra: Now here's something more your speed.
Nero the Hero: That'll be at least 200 points!
Cleopatra: If they scatter, go for the baby and the mother.
This post edited by reelfisher 12:24 PM 05/06/2008
We have a point system here in NYC, depends on who you hit
LMAO!!! I'm picking machine Gun Joe Viturbo lolololol
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Cleopatra: It isn't my fault everyone scored before us. You should have gone after that boy scout camp like I told you!
Nero the Hero: I tried the goddamn boy scout camp. You know how fast those boy scouts move?
Cleopatra: Now here's something more your speed.
Nero the Hero: That'll be at least 200 points!
Cleopatra: If they scatter, go for the baby and the mother.
This post edited by reelfisher 12:24 PM 05/06/2008
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lol I loved when the nurses put the nursing home folks in the street for their hero and hid behind the bushes and then he came and mowed them down lol
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