Comments on: San Francisco Pedestrians are the Worst Pedestrians in the World: “Stay Behind Yellow Line, Use X-Walk to Cross Street” http://sfcitizen.com/blog/2011/07/25/san-francisco-pedestrians-are-the-worst-pedestrians-in-the-world-stay-behind-yellow-line-use-x-walk-to-cross-street/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=san-francisco-pedestrians-are-the-worst-pedestrians-in-the-world-stay-behind-yellow-line-use-x-walk-to-cross-street "If you want a vision of the future, imagine Larry Ellison eating a hot dog - forever" editor@SFCitizen.com Tue, 21 May 2013 20:40:22 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: PCM http://sfcitizen.com/blog/2011/07/25/san-francisco-pedestrians-are-the-worst-pedestrians-in-the-world-stay-behind-yellow-line-use-x-walk-to-cross-street/#comment-85370 PCM Tue, 26 Jul 2011 16:48:34 +0000 http://sfcitizen.com/blog/?p=32649#comment-85370 agreed, sfcitizen: in my experience, pedestrians in nyc and other east coast locales are more likely to jaywalk, but they are at least safe and considerate about it. here in SF, it seems pedestrians either blindly obey the crossing signals (even when they can safely cross on red), or they just saunter through the crosswalk regardless of the signal or vehicle traffic. agreed, sfcitizen: in my experience, pedestrians in nyc and other east coast locales are more likely to jaywalk, but they are at least safe and considerate about it. here in SF, it seems pedestrians either blindly obey the crossing signals (even when they can safely cross on red), or they just saunter through the crosswalk regardless of the signal or vehicle traffic.

]]> By: sfcitizen http://sfcitizen.com/blog/2011/07/25/san-francisco-pedestrians-are-the-worst-pedestrians-in-the-world-stay-behind-yellow-line-use-x-walk-to-cross-street/#comment-85331 sfcitizen Mon, 25 Jul 2011 18:06:58 +0000 http://sfcitizen.com/blog/?p=32649#comment-85331 I've been to NYC. Seems that the peds there actually look before they leap, before they violate the law. Maybe the drivers there are worse than the drivers here, but our peds take the cake. Drive a bike inbound on Market during the AM rush and you'll see... Oh, and yes, they call that all reds in both directions a pedestrian scramble or something in Japan. It's tempting for peds on Montgomery to jump the gun... I’ve been to NYC. Seems that the peds there actually look before they leap, before they violate the law.

Maybe the drivers there are worse than the drivers here, but our peds take the cake. Drive a bike inbound on Market during the AM rush and you’ll see…

Oh, and yes, they call that all reds in both directions a pedestrian scramble or something in Japan. It’s tempting for peds on Montgomery to jump the gun…

]]> By: GG http://sfcitizen.com/blog/2011/07/25/san-francisco-pedestrians-are-the-worst-pedestrians-in-the-world-stay-behind-yellow-line-use-x-walk-to-cross-street/#comment-85329 GG Mon, 25 Jul 2011 17:58:27 +0000 http://sfcitizen.com/blog/?p=32649#comment-85329 Totally agree. My biggest pet peeve is in the Financial District, where the lights are timed to go green for cars in one direction, green for cars in the other direction, then red for cars in both directions with walk signs for pedestrians green in all directions (including diagonally). This is so cars can turn right on the green without being blocked by pedestrians crossing. Yet so many pedestrians ignore the big, red "DON'T WALK" sign and cross on the cars' green, oblivious to the fact that fellow pedestrians are standing there waiting to cross. Just frustrating. Totally agree. My biggest pet peeve is in the Financial District, where the lights are timed to go green for cars in one direction, green for cars in the other direction, then red for cars in both directions with walk signs for pedestrians green in all directions (including diagonally). This is so cars can turn right on the green without being blocked by pedestrians crossing. Yet so many pedestrians ignore the big, red “DON’T WALK” sign and cross on the cars’ green, oblivious to the fact that fellow pedestrians are standing there waiting to cross. Just frustrating.

]]> By: LS http://sfcitizen.com/blog/2011/07/25/san-francisco-pedestrians-are-the-worst-pedestrians-in-the-world-stay-behind-yellow-line-use-x-walk-to-cross-street/#comment-85326 LS Mon, 25 Jul 2011 17:29:54 +0000 http://sfcitizen.com/blog/?p=32649#comment-85326 Far to the East there is a place known as New York City -- you should journey there sometime. Far to the East there is a place known as New York City — you should journey there sometime.

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