What could have happened here

[otisrush]

At a very broad, macro level, we seem to be losing some of our everyday courtesies......as a culture. I can relatively easily imagine the kind of story told by the OP. However I'd have a hard time believing it if they'd said it happened in, for example, 1975.

Maybe these kinds of things did happen 40 years ago and I'm just not remembering that they did. But we seem to be more defiant and less forgiving. "YOU'VE INVADED MY SPACE!".

I was in an unfamiliar town (to me) about a year ago and I accidentally went into the crosswalk at a stop light. This guy crossing the street literally had to walk about 3 feet to the side to go around my car. He started yelling at me....all kinds of things. (I didn't feel threatened, I just felt badly because I made a mistake.)

But geez, dude, yes....it is my mistake. I take ownership for it. I shouldn't have done it. I'll try not to have it happen again. But criminy, what about just walking around the car and going on with your day? It's as if the lead assumption is that I did this horrific thing on purpose for the sole objective to p*ss the guy off.

 

[6518John]

An individual walking along the edge of the street in the grass area just kept walking in a straight line, right up on and across the lady's fenders and hood and right on up the street.

I wonder what kind of a car it was? I would like to see the jerk try that with Bigfoot!

Despite my present condition of an ever-expanding waistline, I use to be a 5 mile a day runner for about 15 years. I never had an issue with any vehicle I met like this. I bet 90% would back up to let me by or simply wave me by. I never crossed in front of a car unless I had made eye contact with the driver and they acknowledged me. If their windows were down I would tell them, "I will go behind." I know it's hard for drivers to get out into traffic on some busy streets so I tried to run behind as much as I could.

 

[DeathGrip]

I can understand that but what I'll do if I'm walking, I'll walk around behind your car. How hard is that?

He was on the side of the street with no side walk and in the grass.

I can't see where he has the right of way in the situation described.

He shoulda walked around or waited if that wasn't an option.

She was there first, He had no right to damage her car and you can bet there's damage.

Another good reason for dash cams. What happened out of view would be his problem.

 

[susieqz]

looks like freedom of speech is involved here.
the pedestrian was making a statement.

 

[snubbyfan]

Back in the day, I'd get angry over the dent he made in my fender after I slammed his face into it.

Nowadays you just can't handle situations with violence anymore.
I probably would've proclaimed my opinion of him rather loudly.

 

[DeathGrip]

looks like freedom of speech is involved here.
the pedestrian was making a statement.

He can make another statement to the judge.

I'd likely have to make a statement to the judge too.

 

[6518John]

I'd likely have to make a statement to the judge too.

I think most judges recognize the legal doctrine of "he was crusin' for a bruisin'." You simply obliged him with a lesson in good manners for the public good.

 

[Irn-Bru]

What happened to the good old days when it was okay to clip wise guys nuts.

 

[hostler]

If I'm blocking a sidewalk and see a pedestrian coming, I back up so as not to block them If I can. If I can't, I say I'm sorry. If after that they climb over my vehicle, the SHTF.

This sounds about right.

 

[hoosierone]

How about just honking the horn?

 

[RSanch111]

Some people seem to think that "Pedestrians have the right of way". Sometimes they do, sometimes they don't. If a car is in the intersection before the pedestrian, the pedestrian has to yield. Just yesterday, I picked my wife up from work. I was at a stop sign and there were parked cars on the intersecting street, so I couldn't see if any cars were coming as I was stopped behind the stop sign at the stop bar. The intersection is defined as the area past the sidewalk or property line. In other words, the intersection began at the edge of the sidewalk closest to me as I was facing the stop sign. There was a woman walking down the sidewalk toward the crosswalk. She was about 30 feet away.

I pulled ahead across the crosswalk to check for traffic and the lady yelled at me: "You're supposed to STOP!" I yelled back at her: "You're supposed to yield!" She didn't want to hear it though so we just both extended our middle fingers in the internationally-recognized fashion.

 

[pmanton]

I'm sorry Officer. I was panic stricken. I thought he was going to kick my windshield in, and all I could think of, was to get out of there as soon as I could. I hope he lives.

 

[cowart]

I pulled ahead across the crosswalk to check for traffic and the lady yelled at me: "You're supposed to STOP!" I yelled back at her: "You're supposed to yield!"

What is the source of your information? Which state are you in?

Nine states and the District of Columbia require motorists to stop when approaching a pedestrian in an uncontrolled crosswalk. Minnesota mandates that a motorist stop when a pedestrian is in any portion of the roadway. Six states and D.C. require a motorist to stop when a pedestrian is upon the same half of the roadway or within one lane of the lane that the motorist is traveling upon, and two states require a motorist to stop when a pedestrian is upon the same half of the roadway or approaching closely enough from the opposite side of the roadway to constitute a danger.

With the exceptions of Hawaii, Georgia, Oregon, South Dakota, Virginia, Washington and the District of Columbia, most states regulate pedestrian crossing at controlled and uncontrolled crosswalks differently. Controlled crosswalks are typically “marked” crosswalks. However, an uncontrolled crosswalk may either be marked or unmarked. New Jersey is a notable exception in that motorists must stop for a pedestrian within a marked crosswalk, but must only yield the right-of-way to pedestrians crossing within any unmarked crosswalk at an intersection.

The majority of states, however, only require motorists to yield to, rather than stop for, pedestrians crossing at uncontrolled crosswalks. Nineteen states require a motorist to yield when a pedestrian is upon any portion of the roadway. Louisiana mandates motorist yielding when a pedestrian is upon the same half of the roadway. Nebraska requires yielding when a pedestrian is upon the same half of the roadway or within one lane of the motorist.

Massachusetts mandates yielding when a pedestrian is upon the same half of the roadway or within 10 feet of the motorist; and 20 states mandate motorists yield when a pedestrian is upon the same half of the roadway or approaching closely enough from the opposite side of the roadway to constitute a danger. In addition, in at least five states and the District of Columbia, bicyclists have the same or similar rights as pedestrians.

 

[Wagonmaster]

I am going to go out on a 'limb' here and guess his one was of a more athletic 'nature' than some others, probably felt his life 'mattered' more than say some others, and probably lives with the probability of meeting his end by MUCH less weight than a vehicle, but more like something in the 115 - 230 grain weight category....

From what I gathered from my SIL this guy was one of those arrogant smart elics from out-of-town that President Trump is going to send back home.

 

[amazingflapjack]

You just don't know what you might see out on the road these days: I was headed south on 441 on my way to the VA, and as I left a traffic light and accelerated down the road, there was a young guy walking against traffic giving everyone the FINGER! He was a nice enough looking young chap; had a very pleasant smile on his face, and was very animated -holding his hand up high-pumping it up and down. Oh well.

 

[soFlaNative]

You just don't know what you might see out on the road these days: I was headed south on 441 on my way to the VA, and as I left a traffic light and accelerated down the road, there was a young guy walking against traffic giving everyone the FINGER! He was a nice enough looking young chap; had a very pleasant smile on his face, and was very animated -holding his hand up high-pumping it up and down. Oh well.

That's where one of those illegal, high capacity 32 oz. cup of soda comes in handy.

 

[CoMF]

Not long ago, as I was walking through a marked crosswalk at my local grocery store, some lady in a luxury SUV blazed right through it within mere feet of my cart. PA law says vehicle operators MUST yield the right-of-way to pedestrians in crosswalks. Had I been able to get her license plate number, I would've happily filed an incident report and gifted her the two points on her driver's license.

So it goes both ways, unfortunately. Pun not intended.