QueenoftheSloths
Drama Llama
Member Since January 2004, 2,698 forum posts PeaNut Number: 122614 PeaBoard Title: StuckOnPeas
Posts: 5,955
Jun 26, 2014 0:29:24 GMT
|
Post by QueenoftheSloths on Dec 23, 2021 11:10:41 GMT
I'm a brisk walker and I cross briskly, but I don't feel a need to hurry above and beyond that.
|
|
|
Post by melanell on Dec 23, 2021 12:01:13 GMT
I don't expect anyone to full on run to cross a street. I don't even expect everyone to rush, as I know that's not possible for some folks. And I certainly don't want something stumbling, falling, twisting something as they try to hurry to cross. That's obviously not good for the person crossing, others crossing with them, or waiting drivers. I do hope that people won't stop in a crosswalk and start snapping selfies or such, though. As for myself, if crossing with a big group, my goal is to move at the same general speed as the group, because I think if you move more slowly or much more quickly, you can possibly cause an issue for others crossing. If I'm on my own, I try to cross at a brisk walking pace.
|
|
|
Post by Merge on Dec 23, 2021 12:02:43 GMT
Well. Never did I imagine that this would be a topic that made people angry. But these are the peas! Should have known better. 🙄
I think traffic lights might be timed differently in the US than in other places. Unless there is a dedicated left turn arrow, walkers and drivers share the same green signal. If every cycle of the light is taken by walkers taking their sweet time to cross, I guess no one ever gets to turn and that’s just too bad! Lol y’all.
Anyway. We’re headed home today and I’ll take my judgement of DC walkers with me.
|
|
|
Post by Merge on Dec 23, 2021 12:06:44 GMT
Lol. Welcome to the DC Metro area. hahaha (also, I didn't realize you were coming our way). What annoys me is when I'm trying to make a right turn and someone is shuffling along in the crosswalk on their phone. Around here -- and in many other large cities I'm sure -- this is a pretty good way to get yourself hit by a car since the phone person is obviously not paying any attention to traffic. It's mostly always the cool dude types, or young women. The "I'm so cool" saunter, accompanied by a stare at the car, is what annoys me. Yes, they have the right of way since they are pedestrians. Yes I have been a pedestrian. Yes I'm clearly not talking about older people or people with kids or strollers or any number of other pedestrian types. How's the trip going so far? Is this a general class trip? what grade? Exactly. We’re actually just here for a few days as a family to see the sights. I had never been to DC because kids from Nebraska don’t usually come here for school trips. 😬 It’s been fun but cold to our Houston crew. We’ve spent most of our time seeing the outdoor monuments to avoid crowds indoors, and have frozen half to death in the process. Haha.
|
|
|
Post by LavenderLayoutLady on Dec 23, 2021 12:33:52 GMT
We practically run.
Drivers don't give a damn if you have the green, and most will not give you the right of way.
There is an intersection a few blocks from my home that has an 11 second pedestrian crossing light that is meant for school children to cross at. The crossing guard tells the kids to hustle.
|
|
|
Post by cakediva on Dec 23, 2021 12:38:35 GMT
If I see cars waiting to turn I generally speed up my pace so I can get out of the way for them. Same thing in a parking lot where I'm crossing to the store entrance and a car waits for me to cross even though they don't have to - I speed up so I'm not holding them up.
But I live in a tourist town. And tourists tend to be the gawkers and photo takers and "where should I go next" folks while in the freaking crosswalk. Drives me nuts. Decide that before you step into the freaking crosswalk!
It isn't a matter of the car is more important than the walker (or vice versa). To me it's a matter of politeness and courtesy. If I'm the driver I'll stop so a walker can get into the store - I'm in my warm/dry car, they are out in the elements. If I'm the walker, I appreciate they are stopping for me so I move along quicker to not hold them up.
|
|
|
Post by monklady123 on Dec 23, 2021 12:43:02 GMT
Well. Never did I imagine that this would be a topic that made people angry. But these are the peas! Should have known better. 🙄 I think traffic lights might be timed differently in the US than in other places. Unless there is a dedicated left turn arrow, walkers and drivers share the same green signal. If every cycle of the light is taken by walkers taking their sweet time to cross, I guess no one ever gets to turn and that’s just too bad! Lol y’all. Anyway. We’re headed home today and I’ll take my judgement of DC walkers with me. Yes, unfortunately you picked the wrong few days to visit. We had 65 degrees last week. But at least it hasn't been raining.
|
|
|
Post by Spongemom Scrappants on Dec 23, 2021 13:07:00 GMT
I’m a fast walker in general so I do tend to hustle across crosswalks. And when passing across a lane of traffic in a parking lot - especially then!
I walk my dogs every day and often quite clearly “see” the moment when it dawns on a driver that there’s something along the road to react to. I walk facing traffic and far too many drivers have that “oh shit” moment when they spot us.
I place no trust in other drivers.
|
|
|
Post by Linda on Dec 23, 2021 13:07:41 GMT
My version of moving it is probably another person's version of moseying it. With a bad knee, I cannot move quickly. same - there's a limit to how fast I can walk between my knee and my hips...especially on a bad day
|
|
peppermintpatty
Pearl Clutcher
Refupea #1345
Posts: 3,946
Jun 26, 2014 17:47:08 GMT
|
Post by peppermintpatty on Dec 23, 2021 13:12:11 GMT
I totally understand what you are talking about. When I'm in DC, I find myself making snide comments about the speed at which some people cross. If I am walking as well and I see idiots with their faces in the phone, I will say "look up" as I pass them. Some people really do walk slower when they are in the crosswalk. It's like they are trying to hold up traffic.
I used to be a really fast walker until I had my hip replaced last year. Now I am much, much slower but my family is used to walking at my old speed so now they are having to slow down. I can only go as fast as I can.
|
|
|
Post by elaine on Dec 23, 2021 13:31:48 GMT
In most cities I’ve been in, people hustle in crosswalks because they’re aware that people are waiting to turn when they cross. Not in our nation’s capitol! Here in DC, citizens and tourists take their sweet effing time to cross the street. No hurry whatsoever as turning traffic backs up and several people miss that light cycle. Seriously, if we had done this in New York I think we would have been killed on the spot. People in my home city of Houston move fast because I swear all the walk signs are 15 seconds or less. Chicago, LA, New Orleans, Nashville - I’ve never seen people move as slowly as they do here. LOL So do you take your time and enjoy the sights while in the crosswalk? Or do you walk with purpose and show awareness of others? Welcome to DC!!! I hate driving downtown and avoid it at all costs if I can. Pedestrians and the bike lanes on narrow streets and the scooters are just some of the reasons why, but it always takes much longer to drive somewhere downtown than it should. Metro is the way to go. That said, I will always try to be to cross by the time the light turns red; however, depending on how I’m feeling, I don’t hurry across - I feel fine taking my time as long as I have the walking man sign. Most of our lights have a countdown of how many more seconds you have to make it across and I use that as my guide.
|
|
SweetieBsMom
Pearl Clutcher
Posts: 4,739
Jun 25, 2014 19:55:12 GMT
|
Post by SweetieBsMom on Dec 23, 2021 13:35:52 GMT
I haul ass. First off, I’ve got places to go and don’t mosy anywhere. And second, like you mentioned, it’s rude and dangerous to dawdle. That “free right turn on red” has given drivers the idea they barely need to stop, let alone wait for pedestrians. I’m another who hauls ass. It amazes me the number of people who have their head buried in their phones and don’t pay attention when crossing the street. Whether you’re in a crosswalk or not, pay attention!
|
|
Deleted
Posts: 0
Sept 28, 2024 21:19:29 GMT
|
Post by Deleted on Dec 23, 2021 13:40:49 GMT
Or do you walk with purpose and show awareness of others? That one. As a courtesy to other drivers, I hustle. But then, I can. If I were older and less able to hustle, I would hope they would understand, not beep or be aggressive w/their 2 ton vehicle.
|
|
|
Post by SockMonkey on Dec 23, 2021 13:42:47 GMT
I'm able bodied and I like to move it move it.
ETA: I live near Chicago and when you're in the city, you move it.
Also, when I traveled, in Italy and China especially, you better effing move because they gave zero Fs about stoplights and crosswalks.
|
|
|
Post by CardBoxer on Dec 23, 2021 13:57:56 GMT
I hadn’t noticed that in DC other than during tourist season, though DC fast can’t be compared to NY fast. And my fast may be 1/2 as fast as many peoples’s fast (bad knee, short legs). Since I don’t limp [much] it could look like moseying but I put a serious face on.
Tourists are cool and it’s futile to expect many of them to tune in to how things are ordinarily done.
Caveat - since the pandemic I haven’t driven into DC. DH has and said cars blocking the box are the irritant rather than humans.
|
|
purplebee
Drama Llama
Posts: 6,790
Jun 27, 2014 20:37:34 GMT
|
Post by purplebee on Dec 23, 2021 14:07:01 GMT
Born and raised in NY, never lost the hustle when crossing. Fortunately Dh is a fast walker, so we always make tracks! It’s the folks with their noses in their phones that drive me nuts….
|
|
|
Post by Merge on Dec 23, 2021 14:11:52 GMT
Or do you walk with purpose and show awareness of others? That one. As a courtesy to other drivers, I hustle. But then, I can. If I were older and less able to hustle, I would hope they would understand, not beep or be aggressive w/their 2 ton vehicle. I don’t believe I mentioned beeping or being aggressive, neither of which we would do. Nor do we block the crosswalk. In a normal year, we’d take the metro or a bus rather than driving at all, but we’re being as Covid cautious as possible and public transport doesn’t really fit with that for us.
|
|
|
Post by Merge on Dec 23, 2021 14:13:04 GMT
Born and raised in NY, never lost the hustle when crossing. Fortunately Dh is a fast walker, so we always make tracks! It’s the folks with their noses in their phones that drive me nuts…. I watched a woman stop in the crosswalk yesterday to go through her purse to find her phone. Literally stopped. Pulled it out, looked at it, and continued walking. I guess for me that falls into the category of “just because you can doesn’t mean you should.”
|
|
|
Post by compeateropeator on Dec 23, 2021 14:52:54 GMT
I find a lot of clueless people moseying where I live and <<wears hard hat>> fat people are militant about strolling across a crosswalk, like, "FU, I'm taking my time." I walk fairly fast and try to be considerate. Nice. Glad you put on your hard hat. I have put on my filtered glasses to take the judgement out of reading peoples responses. Hope it works out for both of us. 😄 I move it along but I am also clumsy and try to also be careful. I also know a lot of people who need to look down or just don’t move fast. May seem like they are strolling but really are not. And many of them may be fat. 😉🤷♀️ In my experience (let me borrow your hard hat) it is the younger generation ( and often thin) that seem to stroll and have no disregard for trying to hurry. The worst place is at the college in my very small home town. The main road that cuts through the campus has cross walks, I swear, every 10 feet it seems. They definitely could have cut a few of them out but…. There are no lights or crossing signals and it is just the normal you need to stop for pedestrians in the cross walks. It is known throughout the town to be careful because students just stroll across whenever they come to one. No waiting in groups, no looking to see if cars are coming, no waiting for a car to pass, just continue to walk and talk or look at your phone. It is so irritating as, in my opinion, it is everyone’s responsibility to drive/walk safely. If I am in a car and almost to the crosswalk the pedestrian should wait until I pass so I don’t have to stop short. It is respect and compromise, and a lot of people don’t have that and think their time is much more important. 🤷♀️ Just how it is these days, but I do a lot of muttering under my breath whenever I need to drive through that area. 😆
|
|
milocat
Drama Llama
Posts: 5,569
Location: 55 degrees north in Alberta, Canada
Member is Online
Mar 18, 2015 4:10:31 GMT
|
Post by milocat on Dec 23, 2021 14:58:38 GMT
I walk with purpose. Crosswalks are no exception. Lol I’m a fast walker, and I do hustle through crosswalks. 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. ☺️😋😬 Me too, jog and wave 😄 Usually not at a crosswalk. Just crossing in parking lots and streets. I'm a fast walker too, not dawdling along. Maybe it's the cold that keeps me moving fast.
|
|
|
Post by Merge on Dec 23, 2021 15:04:25 GMT
I find a lot of clueless people moseying where I live and <<wears hard hat>> fat people are militant about strolling across a crosswalk, like, "FU, I'm taking my time." I walk fairly fast and try to be considerate. Nice. Glad you put on your hard hat. I have put on my filtered glasses to take the judgement out of reading peoples responses. Hope it works out for both of us. 😄 I move it along but I am also clumsy and try to also be careful. I also know a lot of people who need to look down or just don’t move fast. May seem like they are strolling but really are not. And many of them may be fat. 😉🤷♀️ In my experience (let me borrow your hard hat) it is the younger generation ( and often thin) that seem to stroll and have no disregard for trying to hurry. The worst place is at the college in my very small home town. The main road that cuts through the campus has cross walks, I swear, every 10 feet it seems. They definitely could have cut a few of them out but…. There are no lights or crossing signals and it is just the normal you need to stop for pedestrians in the cross walks. It is known throughout the town to be careful because students just stroll across whenever they come to one. No waiting in groups, no looking to see if cars are coming, no waiting for a car to pass, just continue to walk and talk or look at your phone. It is so irritating as, in my opinion, it is everyone’s responsibility to drive/walk safely. If I am in a car and almost to the crosswalk the pedestrian should wait until I pass so I don’t have to stop short. It is respect and compromise, and a lot of people don’t have that and think their time is much more important. 🤷♀️ Just how it is these days, but I do a lot of muttering under my breath whenever I need to drive through that area. 😆 Lol was the “fat people” in her post supposed to be a dig at me? This fat girl can hustle. Guess that went right past me. 😂
|
|
|
Post by compeateropeator on Dec 23, 2021 15:08:36 GMT
Glad you put on your hard hat. I have put on my filtered glasses to take the judgement out of reading peoples responses. Hope it works out for both of us. 😄 I move it along but I am also clumsy and try to also be careful. I also know a lot of people who need to look down or just don’t move fast. May seem like they are strolling but really are not. And many of them may be fat. 😉🤷♀️ In my experience (let me borrow your hard hat) it is the younger generation ( and often thin) that seem to stroll and have no disregard for trying to hurry. The worst place is at the college in my very small home town. The main road that cuts through the campus has cross walks, I swear, every 10 feet it seems. They definitely could have cut a few of them out but…. There are no lights or crossing signals and it is just the normal you need to stop for pedestrians in the cross walks. It is known throughout the town to be careful because students just stroll across whenever they come to one. No waiting in groups, no looking to see if cars are coming, no waiting for a car to pass, just continue to walk and talk or look at your phone. It is so irritating as, in my opinion, it is everyone’s responsibility to drive/walk safely. If I am in a car and almost to the crosswalk the pedestrian should wait until I pass so I don’t have to stop short. It is respect and compromise, and a lot of people don’t have that and think their time is much more important. 🤷♀️ Just how it is these days, but I do a lot of muttering under my breath whenever I need to drive through that area. 😆 Lol was the “fat people” in her post supposed to be a dig at me? This fat girl can hustle. Guess that went right past me. 😂 I don’t think so. I just took is as a general fat people stroll. Many may but a lot of us have some hustle too. 🤷♀️😆
|
|
|
Post by cadoodlebug on Dec 23, 2021 15:11:22 GMT
I walk pretty fast.
|
|
|
Post by CardBoxer on Dec 23, 2021 15:11:35 GMT
I find a lot of clueless people moseying where I live and <<wears hard hat>> fat people are militant about strolling across a crosswalk, like, "FU, I'm taking my time." I walk fairly fast and try to be considerate. Confirmation bias.
|
|
|
Post by SockMonkey on Dec 23, 2021 15:49:45 GMT
I find a lot of clueless people moseying where I live and <<wears hard hat>> fat people are militant about strolling across a crosswalk, like, "FU, I'm taking my time." I walk fairly fast and try to be considerate. Nice. I wish you'd exchanged your hard hat for a little sensitivity and awareness. I'm fat, and I move it because I'm able bodied and aware of my surroundings. There are other people in fat bodies who are not able bodied. And thin people. And old people. It's not about the fat; it's about the ability. So, you'll see my fat ass hustling the crosswalk because I CAN. I don't "militantly stroll" just to take my time. That's a decision, not a function of being fat. Next time you think you need a hard hat, ask yourself if you actually need to question your biases instead before you speak. It costs nothing. Thanks for coming to my fat ass Ted Talk.
|
|
YooHoot
Pearl Clutcher
Posts: 3,432
Jun 26, 2014 3:11:50 GMT
|
Post by YooHoot on Dec 23, 2021 15:53:00 GMT
I walk with purpose. Crosswalks are no exception. Lol I’m a fast walker, and I do hustle through crosswalks. 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. ☺️😋😬 Not Canadian but I do the same. Wave, jog, wave!!
|
|
oh yvonne
Prolific Pea
Posts: 8,062
Jun 26, 2014 0:45:23 GMT
|
Post by oh yvonne on Dec 23, 2021 15:54:39 GMT
I never ever mose. Its a street, cars are big. I get movin to relative safety of the sidewalk as quickly as possible.
|
|
|
Post by hop2 on Dec 23, 2021 16:50:45 GMT
Cross quickly.
Except do not expect that to happen in Paterson NJ because it won’t. I’ve seen people in Paterson step out in front of busses & delivery trucks without even looking, mid block, because they know they have ‘the right of way’. I’m always shocked I don’t hear about more people getting killed.
In Paris I swear they’d run you down if your not out of the crosswalk when the light changes. Or at least it felt like that. I swear I was almost hit at least twice as I scurried to the curb.
Philadelphia on the other hand is an odd mix of both people take their time crossing, pop out in front of you mid block without a care in the world, moseying around in the street, and yet the car behind me is whizzing over the double line to pass me and nearly hit the pedestrian. It’s freaking nuts there. I think Gerard is the worst for this.
|
|
|
Post by peace on Dec 23, 2021 16:55:25 GMT
I find a lot of clueless people moseying where I live and <<wears hard hat>> fat people are militant about strolling across a crosswalk, like, "FU, I'm taking my time." I walk fairly fast and try to be considerate. Nice. I hustle. I figure they are stopping for me so I can move it across. What drives me crazy is the "angle-walkers". They don't walk directly on the crosswalk but angle across slowly in a meandering pace. This is done with intention. Regarding the "fat people" being slow to cross- that has not been my experience. Not at all. But I am surprised you would chastise one person for their remarks all while you don your hardhat. The fat shaming must run deep with you. While you are trying to be considerate, perhaps extend that kindness to those that fit your description of "fat." Just a suggestion.
|
|
|
Post by Crack-a-lackin on Dec 23, 2021 17:01:42 GMT
Well. Never did I imagine that this would be a topic that made people angry. But these are the peas! Should have known better. 🙄 I think traffic lights might be timed differently in the US than in other places. Unless there is a dedicated left turn arrow, walkers and drivers share the same green signal. If every cycle of the light is taken by walkers taking their sweet time to cross, I guess no one ever gets to turn and that’s just too bad! Lol y’all. Anyway. We’re headed home today and I’ll take my judgement of DC walkers with me. You never really know what direction a thread will take here. I took your thread more lighthearted, which is why I answered with my “haul ass” comment. There is a huge difference between those who cannot walk fast and those who are self-centered enough to pose for a selfie in a crosswalk. I may not walk near as fast as I used to, but I do walk with purpose. And I am aware of others around me. I am truly not overly concerned if a driver has to wait a few extra minutes while I cross, but I will pick up my pace if I can. There are many people who have no consideration for others when they walk, in a crosswalk or otherwise. They walk 3-across on a sidewalk, they stop at the bottom of an escalator, they don’t move aside to let others exit a bus or elevator. These are the stop-for-a-selfie type of people.
|
|