Rec | ASSERTING YOURSELF AS A PEDESTRIAN

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listen carefully when i tell you this.. you have the right of way in just about every situation. it is the car driver's responsibility to not hit people. now i'm not condoning jumping into traffic here. you should still make responsible decisions as a pedestrian.
BUT
you must feel empowered to exercise your right of way.
is a car trying to roll thru a stop sign while you're crossing and attempting to cut you off? keep walking. get in their way and make them slow down. look directly at them thru the windshield. mouth (or shout) the words "thank you" and smile at them without breaking eye contact and without breaking your stride. bonus points for slowing down your pace and making them wait even longer.
this is my daily retaliation against car-centric infrastructure. make them think, at least for one single moment, about their mistake and remind them that roads are for people before they are for cars. always.

@justjeff

Feb 16, 2024

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@augustp

i like staring deep into the windows of their soul so if they kill me they will forever be haunted by my mournful visage

Feb 17, 2024

@devoxox

me @ NYC drivers: "don't roll at me!" "Quit rollin' at me, that's very disrespectful!!"

Feb 17, 2024

@edtyap

As a pedestrian,Im always giving drivers the what for…. It’s very empowering … I once yelled « hey dude! » to a car the cut me off in a crosswalk and an pedestrian started singing « get off my cloud » by The Stones !

Feb 16, 2024

@jakes

this is a nice idea and I’ve definitely asserted myself against inattentive drivers but “recommending“ this behavior on this app is really reckless and putting (especially young and impressionable) people’s personal safety as risk. Please prioritize YOUR safety over trying to make a personal statement about cars, always!

Feb 16, 2024

@toilet

I know several ppl who were seriously injured doing exactly this lol

Feb 16, 2024

@shredddflanders

IT DRIVES ME INSANE when cars speed up on purpose as you're crossing as if to say DID YOU NOT LOOK WHERE YOU'RE GOING??? it's like no i just made informed decision based on the speed you were going before you purposefully sped up once you saw me crossing

Feb 16, 2024

@heathendisco

shredddflanders this happened to me and my girlfriend walking in front of a McDonald's this week -- the culprit was a person who was clearly single, as they were speeding off from a drive-thru at night on Valentines Day

Feb 16, 2024

@nutmilk

Get hit to assert dominance!!!

Feb 16, 2024

@edna

love staring deep into their eyes angrily like theyre the biggest idiots in the world while crossing as they inch forward through their turn. fuck car-centric infrastructure !!

Feb 16, 2024

@nyela

Me getting road rage as both a driver and pedestrian

Feb 16, 2024

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