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I got mocked a few times as a kid for waiting until I see the cars stop at the red light before crossing. “Mate you can go, the lights red, they HAVE TO stop!”

No pal. They’re supposed to stop. Doesn’t mean shit until i see it happen

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tiramichu@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago
My friend asked why I’m looking both ways before crossing when it’s a one-way street.

Same deal. It’s legally one-way, but that doesn’t mean there isn’t some impatient dickhead driving down it the wrong way regardless.

First rule of road safety (as either a pedestrian or a driver) is to assume everyone else on the road is an absolute moron with no ability to drive.

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- CorrenteAlternata@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago
  
  First rule ~~of road safety (as either a pedestrian or a driver)~~ is to assume everyone else ~~on the road~~ is an absolute moron with no ability ~~to drive~~.
  
  This is how I go generally in life. /jk
  
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- troglodytis@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago
  Also, pedestrians go both ways
  
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BeardededSquidward@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago
Law of physics versus law of man, physics win every time.

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FinjaminPoach@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago
Yeah I wait until the man goes green because there are some crossings at intersections where people will go “Oh but but I have to turn here, so I’m GONNA TURN HERE” and come right throught when it’s clearly red. Maybe they’re allowed to or used to be allowed to. Maybe they only look at the light for the perpendicular intersecting road and don’t realise intersections literally alternate. I hate the drivers where I live.

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AbsolutelyClawless@piefed.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago
Yep, I still check regardless.

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