Originally Posted by BigglyPuff

People don't see ANYthing until it's directly in front of them. Walking and running around here, it's pretty ridiculous. My wife was out running the other day, and she had the signal (little walking man) and a car was coming from the opposite side to make a left. The driver tried to "beat" her and turn before she crossed, then honked at her, presumably for trying to cross the street even though she had the right of way.

Peds just have it rough out here, I went running last night and had a minimum of two instances where a driver didn't see me, started going and didn't stop until I was directly in their path. What really irks me is when drivers are in such a hurry to make a turn and beat peds, then come to a sudden stop because the next signal was red anyways. Driving teaches us so much about the nature of people.