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Originally Posted by ken0042
The problem here is people do it wrong. Myself included. Yesterday I caught myself jaywalking and a car had to stop for me. Growing up in Winnipeg we learned that if you are jaywalking the following "rules" apply.
- Jaywalker must assume that no vehicle is going to stop, slow down, or even ease up on the throttle.
- Vehicles must never stop, slow down, or ease up on the throttle.
Here in Calgary the opposite is true, pedestrians give no regard to vehicles; as they know/assume they will stop for them. A good jaywalker is like playing Frogger- he must judge the vehicles' speed and adjust the crossing accordingly. Just like in the game, the vehicle speed should not change.
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Could not agree more, the worst street to drive is 10th St NW through Kensington. Jaywalkers just randomly walk across the street, and it is really unnerving, and just infuriates me. If you dare honk at them Jaywalking you get them shouting at you.
Totally dangerous, and I am really shocked more people aren't hit. I've seen a few Kensington rookies actually stop and let people standing on the roadside run across. Again totally dangerous, and is an accident waiting to happen.