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Yavin4

(35,450 posts) Wed Mar 13, 2024, 09:59 PM Mar 13

Lord, grant me the confidence and faith of my fellow NYers who walk out into intersections looking at their phones

instead of the traffic in both directions. Yes, they may have the light, but still relying on NYC drivers to obey traffic laws requires a faith that I simply do not have.

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Lord, grant me the confidence and faith of my fellow NYers who walk out into intersections looking at their phones (Original Post) Yavin4 Mar 13 OP

I was hit by a car when I was five years old. Injured pretty badly. Mr.Bill Mar 13 #1

I saw an American sailor get bamagal62 Mar 14 #3

Don't always use crosswalks, but I do look both ways and try not to trip on curb. Silent Type Mar 13 #2

Reminded me of the Trevor Noah bit about walking in New York, and traffic lights... petronius Mar 14 #4

I always look both ways. And Again if it's a street where cars can turn in to. electric_blue68 Mar 14 #5

Mr.Bill

(24,334 posts)

1. I was hit by a car when I was five years old. Injured pretty badly.

Reply to Yavin4 (Original post)

Wed Mar 13, 2024, 10:04 PM

Mar 13

I look both ways on a one-way street before I step off the curb.

bamagal62

(3,272 posts)

3. I saw an American sailor get

Reply to Mr.Bill (Reply #1)

Thu Mar 14, 2024, 12:14 AM

Mar 14

hit/slammed by a bus in Hong Kong because he looked in the wrong direction before crossing the street. It was horrifying. I now always look both directions TWICE before I cross any street.