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Reminder: When crossing the road, look left, right and left again
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Alton Turner Blackwood
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In South Africa you need to look right first as the cars coming from the right are closer to you.
This one is even worse!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_LD...0ER89l-lU&annotation_id=annotation_2200350215
Stuff like this makes me watch my back even when I'm walking on the sidewalk :\
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_LD...0ER89l-lU&annotation_id=annotation_2200350215
Stuff like this makes me watch my back even when I'm walking on the sidewalk :\
They have to to be stupid. Even if no one told you to look, it should be darn obvious to look when you cross a road with speeding vehicles.
And a zebra crossing, what's that?
I've noticed this as well. It's like the drivers want to show who's boss.
Out in the small towns around here, people just walk. On any day of the week, I can take you on a drive around town, and I guarantee that within ten minutes we will see at least one person just walk in front of the car without even a glance over their shoulder.
I only realised much later, what Barney teaches kids will get you killed in SA. In London, I remember seeing many intersections with markings warning pedestrians to look right, for this very reason.
If you look both ways, regardless of the sequence, it's unlikely you will get killed.
Lucas Buck
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I'm surprised that more pedestrians don't get killed on our roads. They seem to be oblivious to what is happening around them and don't use some common sense that should keep them from being knocked over.
Jet-Fighter7700
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The horn is your friend,
Cause if you hit somebody, your life is ruined..
Cause if you hit somebody, your life is ruined..
That's not true. Guy I know killed a guy on the highway that ran in front of his car. Went to court, found innocent (pedestrians aren't supposed to be there) and that was that.
It's still an expensive and highly stressful thing to go through. I was in an accident where the passenger in the other car died, and it's no fun sitting in court while they decide if there will be charges brought and if so, against who, even when you know that it wasn't your fault (I was minding my own business when he overtook on a blind rise and hit me head-on).
You're a sick puppy...
I can imagine it's not fun to go through, but your life is not ruined.
True, even your butt hole is still intact
Butt hole intactness is crucial to a happy life!
TEXTILE GUY
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Hectic schidt man ....
But then, in Europe and parts of the USA, pedestrians have right of way and cars actually stop for them ....
But you can ALWAYS spot the Saffer ... oh yes.
We stop, look left, right, left, right ... wait till there are no cars for mile or two, then run across .... or just say screw it, and stay on the side we are on.
well conditioned for our taxis.
But then, in Europe and parts of the USA, pedestrians have right of way and cars actually stop for them ....
But you can ALWAYS spot the Saffer ... oh yes.
We stop, look left, right, left, right ... wait till there are no cars for mile or two, then run across .... or just say screw it, and stay on the side we are on.
well conditioned for our taxis.