Walking in Waterloo Region

[tomh009]

As a pedestrian, I am very proactive about making sure drivers notice me, I watch for eye contact from drivers before crossing in front of right turning vehicles, and I don't shy away from shouting or even knocking on a hood or window (depending on how far into the crosswalk they are) to get their attention.

I tend to do those same things, though have not yelled or banged the hoods of cars.  And I walk a lot.

But the two times I have been yelled at (as a driver, by a pedestrian) in the last five years or so, it was each time a pedestrian crossing on a red light, upset that I was not stopping to let him cross.  (This was at or near King/Queen both times, so potentially this was the same person twice, too.)