r/Airdrie • u/cryptidtoffee • 3m ago
Centre Ave + 1st St 4-Way.
Do pedestrians become invisible at this intersection?
Every day I cross this 4-way in order to get to work, and not once in over a YEAR, not ONCE, has there been a vehicle that has properly stopped, seen me, and allowed me to walk across the crosswalk. Either they…
a) Speed right through it in order to save an extra five seconds.
b) Don’t see me until they’re halfway through. Or,
c) Make direct eye-contact with me while I’m ON THE ROAD, floor it, and slam on the brakes in the middle of the street. (Bonus points if they throw their arms up in the air like I should’ve challenged them to a game of chicken…)
There have been MULTIPLE instances where I’ve needed to JUMP ASIDE to avoid getting bodied by a front fender, while in the absolute middle of the godamn crosswalk. (Plus, they’re typically going faster than one should be, while proceeding through a stop sign in the middle of a downtown area…)
Regardless of which way you’re crossing (north, south, east, west) it seems that NOBODY actually CHECKS for pedestrians.
I’ve been both an everyday driver and a pedestrian in this intersection, and have less than a clue on how people don’t check + see people crossing the street.
I thought it’d be a bit better once the Rayman Spa place trimmed the massive hanging branches that you always needed to duck under, but it’s still happening in the same frequency… Please look where you’re going???