性视界传媒鈥檚 traffic intersections, busy and not so busy, are becoming 鈥淚 don鈥檛 care鈥� zones, and it鈥檚 in everybody鈥檚 best interest to reverse this trend.

First, pedestrians.

Sure, you have the right of way on a crossing signal but this does not give you license to be a jerk. When the signal changes in your favour, look both ways, make certain no motorist is going to take you out on a right hand turn 鈥� this is where making eye contact with drivers is important 鈥� and then cross the street.

Don鈥檛 fiddle around with your phone at curbside, leaving motorists who are wanting to turn left hanging in the middle of the intersection before you finally get around to crossing. And for goodness sake, stop looking at your phone when you鈥檙e crossing the street. It鈥檒l be there when you safely get to the other side.

Be aware of your surroundings. Don鈥檛 cross like you鈥檙e a turtle or snail. Respect the drivers. In other words, don鈥檛 be a dummy, or an 鈥淚 don鈥檛 care鈥� pedestrian, or both.

Second, drivers 鈥� especially those turning right at an intersection.

Look both ways, not just at oncoming traffic. When the pedestrian has the right of way, respect that, however much you think some pedestrians are not worthy. Don鈥檛 try to sneak by them while they are in mid-street.

Do not try to sneak in a right turn before they step out into the crosswalk to cross. This especially applies to got-to-go commercial truck drivers. You know who you are.

Don鈥檛 go blasting around corners. Respect the pedestrians.

In other words, don鈥檛 be a dummy, or an 鈥淚 don鈥檛 care鈥� driver, or both.

Be aware, be courteous.

For drivers, safety trumps hasty. And for pedestrians, once you鈥檝e determined it鈥檚 safe, better to rush than be mush.

鈥� Now-Leader

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