Drivers turning from one street into another seem to hate it the most when pedestrians cross the road in front of them looking at their phones. Some of them get really hysterical about it. Seriously, they crack the shits.
But it’s just a way of them justifying their ignorance, in a way that other people will use such ridiculous arguments, bullying, to justify their bigotry, or their racism, or their bad behaviour. You know, going the attack to knowingly, or unknowing, cover your defence. It’s kind of the same thing.
As a pedestrian, it doesn't matter what I am doing, if I am looking at my phone, or not, picking my nose, or scratching my arse, whatever, it doesn't change the law that cars have to give way to pedestrians.
It's also worth noting, that the little red man, and green man have nothing to do with drivers, they are only there to advise the pedestrian.
The other morning, when I was heading to an appointment, I was writing my journal as I walked, it's a good time to multi task, and this guying turning into a street I was crossing, lifted his hands into the air inside the car and started pointing, wildly, at something, I still don't know what?
"What? Give way to pedestrians, that is the law," I said. Fuck off, I thought.
It is amazing how many drivers genuinely don't know the road laws. It is frightening, actually.
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