Crosswalks: do you “mosy” or move it?

I would never in a million years sightsee from the crosswalk.  I will mosy along if there isn't traffic, but I will normally hustle along if there's traffic waiting for me (because that's what I appreciate when I'm in the car).

My version of moving it is probably another person's version of moseying it. With a bad knee, I cannot move quickly.

I walk a normal speed. we have a high level of pedestrian deaths.. so the time to cross has been lengthened..some roads are very wide.. so I expect drivers to wait their turn to make any turn at all.

My "fast" is rather slow but I do move as fast as I can. As a driver I have always been patient with people I can tell have a reason to move slow (people with canes or limps, moms with preschoolers, etc. Less patience for people on their phone moving like they are sitting on their sofa at home.

No mosying for me, I hoof it.

I walk at my normal pace, that's what the crosswalks are for - for walkers to cross.
I don't give a shit about drivers - they can wait their turn. I'm not running across the street because drivers think they are more important.
...and if you honk at me...then I will slow down to a snail's pace.

Just after I had my back surgery I was going for short walks every day, but it was still quite slow going for me. I was already walking across a driveway when a car indicated to turn, and them promptly honked at me. I just stopped right in the middle. He tried the irritated hand gestures but I just watched him. Eventually he rolled down the window to scream at me. I pointed out the road rules to him that I had the right of way, and that I was walking slowly because I was recovering from major surgery, and now I needed to stop and rest...more screaming from him and he eventually drove off.
I'm guessing he had to drive around the block. Arsehole.
I was walking slowly - that's what happens when one leg doesn't work properly but I was walking, not doing anything like talking photos or texting etc...is it that hard to wait 30 seconds?


Oh really? You can tell by looking at a fully clothed person walking across the road that they recently had surgery? Or that someone isn't feeling well after chemotherapy yesterday? How great it must be to have those psychic abilities to know everyone's physical abilities just be watching them from your car.
Not all disabilities are visible.

I guess all those people I look after every single day in hospital who have surgery and are told to go for walks (you know to avoid blood clots etc) just ignore that advice and stay home?
Do you not have the slightest concept how many people have surgery/procedures/chemo/significant illnesses? And probably 90% would show no evidence of that - except perhaps being a bit slower than your requirements.
I'd be interested to know just how you would have been able to tell that I had back surgery 3 weeks ago when I was crossing the road?

Same. And I do a little jog if cars are waiting, and I wave my thanks and acknowledgement that they’re waiting. I’m pretty darn Canadian that way, sorry. ☺️😋😬

I walk pretty much at my normal pace, maybe a tad faster, but that's it. One time I was walking to the train station after work. I was walking a bit fast because I needed to catch my train. A car still honked at me! I stopped and looked at him, probably cost him another 5 seconds of his precious time.

I don't stop and sightsee in a crosswalk though, not normally. At the Shibuya crossing in Japan, I quickly ran into the middle when the walk light came on, took my photo, then ran across to the other side. I had to be a "tourist"! And for those that don't know, the Shibuya "walk" signal comes on for all directions at the same time, so no cars are trying to turn at all when people are crossing. You just get in the way of other people, not cars. 

Pedestrians have right of way in Australia. Jaywalking is also allowed outside of major cities. Our cities and suburbs are set up for walkers, cyclists, parents pushing prams, children, the elderly and infirm. We are not second class citizens if we are not in a vehicle.

I have always walked briskly as a courtesy to drivers, and to reduce the amount of time I’m in the road, which I feel is somewhat dangerous.

I have never had any trouble sorting between dawdlers, distracted walkers, and those whose health requires they walk slow. There are tons of body and facial giveaways.

When I lived in Lynnwood Ca, local young people made it a game to walk as slowly as possible in front of my car. They looked me in the eye the whole time, there was no misreading their cues.

I’m not an impatient driver. But I am fascinated by people and their behavior.

OP, I’ve never been to DC, that’s interesting. I have been to many large cities and it is definitely the norm for people to walk as smartly as their health allows. So much so, that it really stands out and is a statement when someone does not.

When I'm alone, I walk my normal pace. I don't hurry across unless I'm actually in a hurry. When I'm with DH or my mom, I go super slow since they're both disabled. And yes, DH has been honked at because he walks slowly.