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Old 02-17-2009, 11:28 AM   #16 (permalink)
Piwoslaw
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Originally Posted by tasdrouille View Post
Maybe someone from the western part of Canada can chime in, but I thought it's pretty common place to cede to pedestrians crossing the street at any time.

I try to do it here myself whenever I see someone waiting to cross on the side of the road. I often get surprised looks, and honks from behind.
As a pedestrian, I try to time my crossing so cars don't have to stop for me. It's because I know how much stopping and accelerating costs, energywise, and I don't want someone to waste fuel just for little old me. I sometimes stand next to the road, pretending to look the other way, so that the last car in a line doesn't decide to stop and let me by, if I can cross after he passes.
Of course, there are places where waiting won't get you anywhere before 2am.
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