[shermanator]

Originally Posted by Weitz

Cross the road? Go around it? Is it that hard?

I commute down that road twice a day walking in the summer/spring time and maybe 2 or 3 times there is a truck there. What did I do? Either walked around it or crossed the street.

Is this really something that makes you so upset?

So, my options are as follows:
- Go around (which I did, by the way). To do this, I have to go into 10 Ave around the truck which is parked not only for the full length of the parking lot, but the bike lane, and into the westbound lane of 10 Ave.
- Cross the street. To do this, I have to walk into 10 Ave during rush hour, peek my head around the truck so that I can see whether I have to play human Frogger, and then make a break for it as I jaywalk in rush hour traffic so that I don't piss any drivers off..

Which of these are safe situations for a pedestrian, exactly?

You’re right in that this is not a common situation in this particular spot. Usually most delivery trucks at Community Natural Foods do not cover the bike lane and part of the westbound lane. However, IMO this type of situation should not be occurring at all and is typical of the complete disregard for the pedestrian in this city.