You're the one jaywalking... don't yell at me!
Posted: Jan 24th, 2013, 6:02 pm
So there is no debating that Kelowna drivers are terrible.
But the pedestrians can be just as reckless!
It's not as if I don't jay-walk. It can be done safely. But the past two days while driving home from work,We've nearly killed some idiot in running across the middle of the road x__x
Yesterday right turned off spall heading downtown on Harvey, some lady was dragging a granny shopping cart across the middle of the highway about 30 meters away from the crosswalk at Spall, near the end of the gas station. I was trying to get to the far left lane to turn, and didn't see her till i was merging and pulling beside the car that was blocking her (and didnt really see her either cuz they slowed down in a hurry)
Today a crazy old man was screamed at me because he was jay-walking in the dark, wearing all black, just not even 10 meters away from the actual cross walk. We were turning right onto Richter from Springfield and the house on the corner obstructs the view. We're looking left obviously because we're merging into traffic. He's in the middle of the lane, and instead of hurrying across, he slows down and puts his hand up at us and shuffles across.... WHAT???? If he had just kept walking he'd have been out of the way before we'd even turned fully.
I'm sorry but if you're too lazy to walk to the nearest cross walk (<10 meters away) and safely cross the street, I should not have to worry about you running in-front of my giant truck!!!! I have enough to worry about, on the road, with all the other idiots in giant trucks!! >__<;;;;
Why do people put themselves in this danger?
I find the stretch of Sutherland between Gordon and Capri st where the Extra Foods is to be just terrible.
Does anyone else have terrible memories of nearly killing someone down the street????
Tiny, congested, road. With very accessible crosswalks on either side, and NO REASON to jay walk - I'm sorry, but under no circumstances do you need to RUSH to the pro-life thrift store within 10 seconds of doing your groceries...
unless you're a crack-head going to shoot up behind that creepy parking lot, you can put in the extra effort to walk to one of the nearest crosswalks less then 1 minute away on either side.
This road is bad enough with all the impatient people trying to cut across a solid line, in front of oncoming traffic, to get into the mall parking lot! Do not need to deal with idiots darting in front cars.
ESPECIALLY if you'rerunning in-front of the bus you just got off x____x
I'm sure it pisses the bus drive off as much as it pisses off the people who are driving and can't see you from behind the bus....
TLDR; Jay walkers are stupid. Wait till there are no cars, or walk to the cross walk - not hard and so much safer for all of us! Discuss.
But the pedestrians can be just as reckless!
It's not as if I don't jay-walk. It can be done safely. But the past two days while driving home from work,We've nearly killed some idiot in running across the middle of the road x__x
Yesterday right turned off spall heading downtown on Harvey, some lady was dragging a granny shopping cart across the middle of the highway about 30 meters away from the crosswalk at Spall, near the end of the gas station. I was trying to get to the far left lane to turn, and didn't see her till i was merging and pulling beside the car that was blocking her (and didnt really see her either cuz they slowed down in a hurry)
Today a crazy old man was screamed at me because he was jay-walking in the dark, wearing all black, just not even 10 meters away from the actual cross walk. We were turning right onto Richter from Springfield and the house on the corner obstructs the view. We're looking left obviously because we're merging into traffic. He's in the middle of the lane, and instead of hurrying across, he slows down and puts his hand up at us and shuffles across.... WHAT???? If he had just kept walking he'd have been out of the way before we'd even turned fully.
I'm sorry but if you're too lazy to walk to the nearest cross walk (<10 meters away) and safely cross the street, I should not have to worry about you running in-front of my giant truck!!!! I have enough to worry about, on the road, with all the other idiots in giant trucks!! >__<;;;;
Why do people put themselves in this danger?
I find the stretch of Sutherland between Gordon and Capri st where the Extra Foods is to be just terrible.
Does anyone else have terrible memories of nearly killing someone down the street????
Tiny, congested, road. With very accessible crosswalks on either side, and NO REASON to jay walk - I'm sorry, but under no circumstances do you need to RUSH to the pro-life thrift store within 10 seconds of doing your groceries...
unless you're a crack-head going to shoot up behind that creepy parking lot, you can put in the extra effort to walk to one of the nearest crosswalks less then 1 minute away on either side.
This road is bad enough with all the impatient people trying to cut across a solid line, in front of oncoming traffic, to get into the mall parking lot! Do not need to deal with idiots darting in front cars.
ESPECIALLY if you'rerunning in-front of the bus you just got off x____x
I'm sure it pisses the bus drive off as much as it pisses off the people who are driving and can't see you from behind the bus....
TLDR; Jay walkers are stupid. Wait till there are no cars, or walk to the cross walk - not hard and so much safer for all of us! Discuss.