07-04-2022, 08:36 AM
(07-04-2022, 06:37 AM)tomh009 Wrote: A car slowing to let you cross isn't inherently making it more dangerous, though.
If you judge crossing at that time to be dangerous, just wave them on.
Part of the complaint is that some people get upset when they are waved on. Instead one has to pretend to be rummaging in a pocket for gloves or something.
Context also makes a difference. If I am trying to cross a single lane of busy traffic, somebody stopping for me can help because it allows me to cross. But one person stopping on a 4-lane road is useless or even worse than since the other lane in their direction and the 2 lanes in the other direction are still moving, while drivers are deciding what to do about the stopped vehicle in front of them, which might involve going around it.
It’s also a fact that stopping sometimes slows everybody down. I’ve had people stop for me who would have been gone by the time I actually started crossing.