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Article #1570Re: Spanish jumping into traffic
From: Ytterbie Bannerjee
Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2003 05:06
Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2003 05:06
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>>>>> "Nathan" == Nathan Nagel <njnagel@earthlink.net> writes:
Nathan> To the OP: I agree with you but keep in mind that in the
Nathan> DC area there are several areas where you will probably be
Nathan> found at fault should you hit a pedestrian, no matter how
Nathan> arrogant they are. Annapolis and Bethesda jump to mind,
Nathan> as they have mid-block crosswalks everywhere.
Nathan> Fortunately, the pedestrians in Annapolis still display
Nathan> some common sense (can't say the same for Bethesda.)
If there's a crosswalk, it's your duty as a driver to watch out for
pedestrians. If you can't do that, with huge painted lines on the
roadway, you're an incompetent driver and a hazard who doesn't have
control of a potentially lethal implement.
Crosswalks are big indicators that maybe, just maybe, people might be
crossing the street there. Guess what -- it's legal and acceptable to
cross the street in a crosswalk.
It's the pedestrian's job to use common sense, but it is your job as a
driver to watch out for them, and to yield to them when they cross the
street.
cheers.
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