Originally Posted by
mr_bill
You can see me signalling a stop here. You can determine for yourself just how EFFECTIVE such hand signals are.
https://youtu.be/MlZjJeiggn4
(p.s. Every once in a while a windmill actually stops.)
-mr. bill
I try to always stop for pedestrians waiting at a crosswalk, and I find it very depressing how surprised they get that ANYONE stops. Virtually no one obeys the law requiring the stop. I say "try" because one can't always see them or predict when they're going to change direction at the corner. I definitely use the feet down method of stopping for a crosswalk as I want the pedestrian to be confident that I'm not going because someone following the rule is so clearly the exception,.
I do think I've guilted a few drivers into stopping for the crosswalk by stopping on my bike, but that's conjecture on my part. In my car, I've definitely had the car behind me honk at me when I stop for a crosswalk, and I consider that a confession on the other driver's part.