Originally Posted by
bedtime
I was riding to my bike coop again and saw a group of about 6 teenagers j-walking across the street. They crossed even though there was clearly a car coming. Not one of them hesitated. The car had to slow to a stop for them. So it's not just bikes they don't respect—it's their own lives.
That having happened, I think I overreacted with my initial post, and I take back much of what I said. You guys clearly put me in my place, lol.
Thanks for the replies guys!
Again, in my country, motorists MUST give way to pedestrians.
People are not more important just because they are inside a motor vehicle.
Again, there is no such thing as jay-walking. It was a term made up as propaganda my the motoring lobby groups when they successfully took over our roads from the general public.