Pedestrian crosswalks are very dangerous. Motorists don't even look for people sometimes. I can't tell you how many times I've had to shout, blow a whistle or bang on someone's hood to let them know I was about to become mincemeat.

In addition, from my understanding, a legal "crosswalk" does not have to have any markings whatsoever. It can simply be an intersection where a person chooses to cross. I wonder how many drivers even know that.

Speaking of pedestrians, didn't someone say something about the way we speak or write about crashes, using the term "accident" and saying "the car lost control," instead of, "the driver lost control of his vehicle?" Well, I just want to say, I don't like the word, "pedestrian." I prefer the word, "person."

In my mind, using the word "pedestrian" sounds like a person that chooses to walk instead of drive is no longer a person, but some being engaged in an unnatural activity, as if it's not normal to walk instead of drive.