Originally Posted by
BarracksSi
Close calls? How?
Do you only cross when it's safe, or do you expect drivers to put down their cell phones, stop arguing with their passengers, stop yelling at their kids, turn off the DVD player, and actually see you?
I'm a very alert and cautious pedestrian. Most close calls have been from cars turning left or right into a cross street as I'm crossing it. Right turn on red is bad for peds, and I've had several near misses there. Cars backing out of driveways is another danger, as Machka mentioned, and so is cars turning into driveways.
I've almost been hit by bikes when I was walking, and I've almost hit peds when I was cycling.
