You are not allowed to run over them 09.07.14

 

                I have commented on this in the past but obviously, it still has a tendency to irritate me. I speak of those inhabitants who walk in front of a vehicle in parking lots and on street corners but never look to see if there is a vehicle approaching or not.

As I understand it, the pedestrian has the right of way when they are in a walkway and the driver of the vehicle must be watchful for these inhabitants. Should this, “rule of right of way” apply in all situations?

Take for example, a recent situation where I was turning left off a busy five lane road onto a two lane street. I was in the turn lane with my turn signal on waiting for traffic to clear. Everyone knows that I am a safe driver most of the time all of the time.

There happen to be a sidewalk along this five lane road and there were two female subjects walking north bound approaching the street that I was attempting to turn onto.

I often notice the female of the species, especially when they are young, pretty, well-formed or dressed scantly, which these two had none of those attributes.

They appeared to be dressed in some type of garb which hinted that they were attempting to exercise, or wanted to be seen as exercising. Understanding the working of some inhabitants, so called brains, I was careful not to make the turn even though the traffic had cleared. My assumption was correct, both of the female subjects stepped from the sidewalk onto the street, _{(yes they were in the cross walk)} without turning their heads to see if there was any traffic coming their way. Possibly if their mouths had been shut, one or both may have thought of their own safety and looked for the possibility of an approaching vehicle.

I often wonder if these inhabitants are the parents of the pre-teens and teenagers who walk in the streets, usually in small groups, with complete disdain for all vehicular traffic.

 

Propose new ordinance in the State of Texas, House Bill 403-J-17.

Cameras will be installed at all cross walks and any person who does not look both ways before proceeding onto the crosswalk or walkway will be fined $417.00 first incident. This fine will be imposed whether there was vehicles in the area or not. _{(The funds raised from these crosswalk fines will be used to pay for the crosswalk cameras)}

If an inhabitant of any age, preparing to walk in a crosswalk or walkway, does not look both ways before stepping from the curb, it will be legal to run into them, but not run over them, with your vehicle.

If an inhabitant of any age, is walking on a street or parking area and is not in a designated cross walk or other walkway, it is legal to run into and over them.

Any damage that occurs to one’s vehicle while running into or over an inhabitant, will be reimbursed by the inhabitant that was ran into or over.

 

May you always look both ways?

 

Don Ford

 

_{From the fertile mind of Don Ford; the above was written with the hope that you would think of it as funny.}