It’s indicative of either a lack of respect for one’s time, or an outsized amount of trust in the establishment. I don’t like either.

  • UrPartnerInCrime@sh.itjust.works
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    23 days ago

    It depends on if kids are around to me.

    Just adults out at night or middle of nowhere? Jay walk away

    Middle of the day and kids can potentially watch you walk out randomly in the middle of the street? I will find that cross walk everytime.

    Be a good example

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      23 days ago

      Be a good example

      To me this is what counts more then anything when it comes to being a pedestrian in busy road with high speed traffic. especially in densely populated areas where kids are used to playing on roads and alleys with low traffic. First kids are worse at estimating risks, second they are less aware of their surroundings and third they are harder to spot by drivers. It’s important people are mindful of the message they could give by walking through a red light or cross the street somewhere you’re officially not allowed.

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      23 days ago

      This. I don’t care what you do yourself, but I see people pushing strollers and dragging small children across 5 lanes of traffic when there is a crosswalk 100m away. Yeah, fuck crazy but that shit is super cringe as well. Especially considering it’s an area where a handful of people end up getting hit each year doing the same thing.