This week's poll was suggested by lollylopmr. How often will you follow the rules while walking at an intersection? 3g2944

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Previous Poll Results:
Question: Does colored manga, manhwa, manhua, or webtoon make a difference to you?
Choices:
Definitely agree: I only read full color - votes: 104 (4.2%)
Somewhat agree: I like color and would prefer it - votes: 423 (16.9%)
Neutral: Either is fine as long as I like the plot and art - votes: 1157 (46.2%)
Somewhat Disagree: It doesn't matter but it is always nice to see my favorites in color - votes: 240 (9.6%)
Definitely Disagree: Color has no impact on how I choose what to read - votes: 578 (23.1%)
There were 2502 total votes.
The poll ended: September 21st, 2024 10:37am PDT

Looks like most people don't care, but more people are starting to prefer color over greyscale

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Ooh, looks like I was one of the first 2 voters...

I jaywalk pretty often, when I can't be bothered to a) wait for the light or b) walk all the way to the crossing. It's like a hobby now. Sometimes I have to sprint across... but I (almost) always look both ways first.

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Never jaywalk... In fact even if it signals that i can cross i will still double check that some idiot on a car isn't running a red light first... (Several years ago one idiot like that almost ran me over)

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Currently they are testing cameras in Moscow to detect jaywalkers and send fines automatically. So, never again.

Never. I don't want to die for being an idiot.

I didn't grow up in the city, and I've spent much more of my time either being a enger or a driver than I have being a pedestrian at crosswalks, so I detest jaywalking and never do it when I'm a pedestrian myself.

I guess it doesn't matter so much if you can really be sure that there are no cars around and there won't be any around until long after you're out of the street (although I still won't do it myself), and I also don't count it as jaywalking if it's in an area that simply doesn't have any crosswalks since there's no choice there, but damn I see these morons running across busy streets sometimes not far from an intersection, and I can't help but think "Are you suicidal, or are you really that trusting that I'm paying enough attention not to hit you?" Often they'll do it at night too, dressed all in dark clothing with no light from their phones or anything, just assuming I'll definitely see them.

I don't text and drive, but I had a friend in high school who claimed it was fine because she could "steer with her knees" (horrible, I know), and you never know when someone could be distracted with their screaming kid, too drowsy to notice you fast enough, driving while intoxicated, unable to see you well because of the weather conditions, or for whatever reason they just don't see you in time to stop, so why on earth do these people have so much faith in drivers?

It makes me think they must not be frequent drivers themselves. I've hit enough deer even when I was paying full attention that I sure as hell wouldn't have such blind faith in me, it only takes one moment of me not looking at the right spot, seeing you there, and realizing you're waiting for your chance to dash across the road for you to be horribly injured, crippled for life, or killed. When the road's busy like that, I'm probably mostly looking at the other cars, not spending every moment scanning the sidewalks for idiots.

Where I am now, jaywalking is relatively common, though I try to not jaywalk IF the crosswalk is nearby mmm...
But yeah, if there's no cars and the road is not that wide, I tend to jaywalk mmm...

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In my country, most of the times you're not getting anywhere if you simply wait for the traffic lights.

I often have to go across the road on zebra cross, but there's no traffic light at all. 😂 And most of the times, the zebra crosses are only for decoration. Motors and cars usually were using it to wait for the green lamp to turn.

So, yeah, I choose situational jaywalk.

Jaywalking is very much an American word.
Invented by car manufacturers, when cars were a new thing, to shift blame on traffic accidents from cars and car speeds, to pedestrians.

If there is a signal, I tend to wait for the signal, but if it's clear there are no cars, I have nothing against crossing, anyway. It's perfectly safe to do so, so there's no reason not too.
Also, crossing a road, even though it's not at a crossing, when you can see that there are no cars...
same thing.
Also, neither of the above are illegal, in most of the world, as most countries recognize that there is no rational reason to ban it, as it's perfectly safe, as long as you look both ways before crossing. (crossing recklessly, without looking, on the other hand...)

That said, I've seen videos of American roads, and I'd be afraid of crossing them, regardless of crossings or signals.
North American roads (Canada includef) are utterly crazy, and completetly alien to non-Americans.

The people who chose the third option are either lying or incurably dumb. Probably both.

I rarely jaywalk, only when there's really no car anywhere in sight and no child (don't wanna be a bad influence).

What makes me sick is that, at least in my country, the law by default always places part of the blame on car drivers, even if an accident was entirely the pedestrian's fault. If someone is utterly stupid, they should bear all the consequences themselves.

Always jaywalk.

If I cross at a traffic light, there are 4 places cars might come from. I can't see all of the lights to be certain they're red, and people can turn right on red still. And when turning right, drivers look to their left for other cars, not where they're going.

If I cross in the middle of the street, cars only come from 2 places and I can just make sure there's a gap.

I want to jaywalk out of spite at this point. I am a pedestrian in a predominantly impatient car driver area and those fuckers honk at me when I've got right of way because they can't wait five seconds to turn right on red. I fantasize about having a ball and chain to wave around to make sure those drivers don't get near me. Like you can SEE that there are people crossing the street and you're inching CLOSER to the crosswalk?? Asshole that won't save you even half a second

However I also value my life so they will stay fantasies as I do not jaywalk because you never know when some fucker will go 70 down a street

Situationally is normal where I’m from, which makes living somewhere it isn’t a massive pain. Feels fully oppressive to be expected to wait on an light at an empty crossroads 😂. But I’m at least considerate enough not to do it in front of lil kids. 😭

P.S. Firmly in the camp of jaywalking isn’t a crime unless you’re tryna pretend it’s normal for drivers to be texting or watching TV instead of the road.

they jaywalk in the rain
at night
when the sun is at it's highest and the glare is impossible

they're only alive because you're super diligent

I pretty much never jaywalk. If the streets are genuinely deserted then sure, I’ll cross, but if there are any death machines in sight, I’ll wait for the light. I being in Italy and cars not stopping for pedestrians at crosswalks on busy roads, and you had to actually step out into traffic to force them to stop. It was terrifying. I used fellow pedestrians as shields