This is the message of an old campaign for the #securityRoadway in #UK. It sounds ridiculous, if only the same message (maybe a bit watered down), was not used for road safety campaigns nowadays.
Pure victim blaming
crossposted from: https://poliversity.it/users/rivoluzioneurbanamobilita/statuses/115705207235775690
Side note, people who stand halfway on and off the curb like the picture give me untold amounts of anxiety. Like they are going to leap into traffic at any moment, unpredictably. I really wish people would stand back from the curb, or there were guard rails preventing movement until walk light is green.
Imagine this as a cyclist when people roll at junctions and you don’t know if they’re seeing you or about to t-bone you
Totally get this. On the other hand, in my city where the streets are wide as shit and crossing signals are timed for only the quickest of walkers-you need every second you can get.
@phed @lgsp If you’re driving and the environment including the presence of other road users is making you feel uncomfortable, slowing down should help.
Also, you do know that at a crossing without a light, you have to stop for pedestrians, right? They stand on the edge of the curb to let you know they want to cross. If they stand back out of the way, they might never get to cross until a really kind driver comes along and there aren’t many of those these days.