What Was She Thinking?
Sixty-some years ago two post-war, baby-boom parents began teaching their son about looking both ways before crossing a road, and then proceeding only if it was safe. Since they did not live in a city...
Forum Discussion
stickdog wrote:
I often wonder when seeing one of these, "it's my right" whether they are as willing to give way when they're in the drivers seat.
I'm willing, I'm not a one way SOB.
I grew up in Chicago and it was understood pedestrians had the right of way when they were in a crosswalk and that was that. I routinely stepped out in front of traffic if it wasn't too close; I understood the need to give them reasonable room to slow down. But I expected them to slow down or even stop.
When I was in high school I worked nights on the Tribune delivery trucks and I crossed lower Wacker Dr. to get from the docks to the Billy Goat by stepping right out into the crosswalk---if you didn't demand it you'd never get across. I'd look the oncoming drivers right the eye, they always slowed down.
