10-27-2015, 03:35 PM
(10-27-2015, 12:33 PM)MidTowner Wrote:(10-27-2015, 12:23 PM)notmyfriends Wrote: So should pedestrians be allowed to cross at a red light as well?
That's interesting. And I'd be really curious to find out how many citations have been given to people on foot crossing against a red light where no traffic was impeded...
I think, if you walk around, you'll find that it's almost more common to see someone crossing against a red, than waiting for a green, when there's no car traffic.
As a pedestrian I cross when it's safe to do so, irrespective of what the traffic light may indicate. I do this deliberately because it's safer than relying on traffic lights. One example is when I have a green to proceed and all too often a car driver to my left, who has a red, will make a right turn in front of me. Worse, they're looking to their left for approaching car traffic so they don't see me crossing from their right until they've already started their turn. The same applies at STOP signs where again they're looking to their left as I try to cross from their right.
I'd almost welcome a citation for this so I can take the cop to court and grill him on how many car drivers he's cited for making careless right turns on red when pedestrians on a green are trying to cross legally. Unless the cop is willing to perjure himself I bet the truthful answer would be zero.