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NEWS. photo Cindy Gcodmen

OBEY the pedestrian signal jights at marked crosswalks. They are there to ensure the safe interaction of pedestrians and vehicular traffic.

AS promised last week, here’s a con- tinuation on the crosswalk theme.

Specifically on chose ornery traffic lights and contro! devices governing the actions of pedestrians at high-volume intersections (as apposed to the standard crosswalks crossing any old street and without the added contrivance of elec: trical gadgetry).

One of my larger pet- traffic-peeves involves those brain-dead pedestrians who don’t scem to realize that my car is much big- ger than they are, and pote ntially lethal to them. Visitors Pve met from out of town almost always comment on the brashness of our bipedal brethren. Oh the humanity.

Look, folks, “walk” means walk. Guess what DON'T WAL K means?

No wal the traffic tights. Green means walk, red means just stand there. There. Lesson’s aver. Be sa

It may be of interest to those dudes o0z artinide from every orifice while meandering across the street scemingly studying the pletho- ra of pebble parterns in the pavement that such behaviour is really quite aggravating to those tolks driving @ car.

Go ahead and start your saunter when the

ing light states “don’t + walk,” get your butt in gear VF Shai @ = You may be interested to ant is N know that the mighty ‘ OM aN Motor Vehicle Act has this pedestrian proceeding across the roadway and fac- or an outline of a raised hand exhibited after he ° J SEgnais proceed to the sidewal QUICKLY AS POSSI- Crosswalks exist at every intersection — painted lines on the ground or no the right of way (nonwvithstanding stating, otherwise). Please don't assume the right, even Cheek with that driver roaring up the street miaki contact — he or she may woz fe worse, may not know that he or she has such an obligation. When crossing 4 multi-laned road- © path you are about to cross. to the main streets with the

light says “walk,” but when that ominous flash- and finish crossing the road. to say on the matter: “ ing the words ‘don’t walk,’ entered the roadway shall BLE.” Get it?

pedestrians in motion in these cre:

if there's a walk signal stating you may crc

like giving way today, may not see the need or,

way, make contact with each and every dri-

big far crosswalk button and the pedestrian con-

See Regardless page 4&3

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