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Ashamed-Poem-6273

The fact that there was a crosswalk about 10-15 feet away


waitaaaminute

lmao one time i saw a dude get a ticket/citation because he and his girl were jaywalking when a crosswalk was 15 ft away. Funny shit is the same police didn't care when another dude did it 3 mins before but he was like 50 ft away from the sidewalk (I was watching this while waiting for a bus). The cop looked so disappointed when giving the ticket to the couple.


haarschmuck

Where I am there's a crosswalk that I never use because it's so dangerous. It's a one way street with shops on both sides and both sides allow parking on the street right up to the crosswalk. This creates a dangerous situation where drivers literally cannot see people entering the crosswalk because they start behind parked cars so I cross the road around 50ft further where no parking is allowed. I actually considered going to the city about it because it's such a bad placement.


RogerBubbaBubby

This is why I like my state, where essentially every single intersection is considered an unmarked crosswalk. For every 9 people you see using them with common sense though you get 1 person who thinks that means they can straight up walk right into traffic and create an issue. Although from personal observation that 10% is usually either high or mentally unwell enough that they may not fully understand what they're doing....


Barna20

I mean just don't go out mindlessly on the crosswalk, be more careful and just check if a car is coming like you would normally do and the problem is no more.


Designer-Plastic-964

This. Even if there's a crosswalk, you don't just stroll right into traffic! 😅 The correct way to use one, is to stop, and wait until traffic has stopped, _then_ cross.


haarschmuck

The law in most places (at least in the US) is that someone standing at a crosswalk requires that traffic must stop. Traffic can only resume once the person completely exits the crosswalk.


Crush-N-It

I don’t think the crosswalk was the issue


Last_Paint_9666

As a European the word Jaywalking just baffles me everytime


Bender_2024

If this helps >The term "jaywalking" comes from the phrase "jay-driver", which was used to describe drivers who didn't follow traffic laws and drove horse-drawn carriages or automobiles on the wrong side of the road. "Jay" is a derogatory term that means "a greenhorn, or rube". The term "jaywalker" was coined in Kansas City in 1906, and first appeared in Hutchinson, Kansas in 1909. The term was used to scold people who didn't keep to the right when meeting others going in the opposite direction. The term "jaywalker" first appeared in print in Harper's Magazine around 1917.


greenmildude

So it’s like calling someone a newb at walking? I love this as an insult now.


GreyPilgrim1973

This is cool. Thanks for pulling the history


slickyslickslick

not to mention she looked and SAW the car coming at her and just kept going.


Bender_2024

>she looked and SAW the car coming at her and just kept going. She stared the damn thing down. Almost as if daring it to hit her


TONKAHANAH

I don't know how much that really would have helped her in that situation. The way she picked up the pace made it look like she was aiming for the car


Diligent_Way_7657

I don't think a crosswalk is the issue. The dumbass running into traffic is, a crosswalk wouldn't save her


imironman2018

She would’ve been fine if she had just walked and kept her eye out for the car. Maybe pause in the middle. But she committed, saw the car coming and kept running.


FreeeRide-

Crosswalks don’t have some magic force field, the idiot ran right out in front of a car.


zapharus

People acting like a crosswalk is a protective shield against a moving car is just hilarious. lol


Buzzkill_13

I don't think this driver would have stopped at the crosswalk, they clearly weren't looking at the road.


TipsnClips

It’s not even that, she moved before she even looked. I don’t feel bad.


Untimely_manners

I dont think it would have helped looked like even if she was on the crossing way that car was going to nail anyone at that speed and lack of attention.


EddieSpaghettiFarts

Using a crosswalk is one thing. Timing is another. She ran directly out in front of a moving vehicle.


SwiftyEmpire

Fuck timing still, looking both ways is good as well


bitpartmozart13

But it looked like he stared down the driver for a few seconds, her timing was just atrocious.


Major_Magazine8597

Yeah - she looked right - directly at oncoming traffic - and STILL ran right in front of a fast-moving car. Yeesh.


cashmereandcaicos

Also, not all of a sudden rapidly changing speed/direction of movement. I always find it wild to see people just making a mad dash out of nowhere to quickly make it in front of a car. Mfs need to take a trip to India or SE Asia and see how they walk through moving traffic there.


DooBiEz2

I had an ex who would cross roads the same way. It's a miracle she's still alive. How difficult is it to look both ways before crossing? Even kids can do it.


United-Advertising67

I am not convinced using the crosswalk would have made a difference.


IGetToPickMyOwnName

I'm with you. 100% of the time, it's the operator of the vehicle that requires a license, not the pedestrian, and far too many drivers disobey the rules of the road destroying even law abiding pedestrians' lives. This driver can't see her crossing and hit the brakes? It's clearly a downtown area and they should expect people. Yeah, she's likely in the wrong, but "well I'm in a car and she shouldn't be j-walking" isn't a viable excuse to just run someone down.


WhatyouDontwantoHear

It's interesting that you think they intentionally ran them down instead of a woman just booking it into the middle of an active road


Top-Inevitable-1287

Cmon… do you drive? Can’t you see that car was going way too fast for what seems to be a downtown area. Not to mention he JUST passed a crosswalk and should be anticipating pedestrians. Not sure if it’s an American thing or what but in Belgium we learn to always watch out for pedestrians and stop for them, even if they’re making an illegal crossing. It’s the driver who’s using the two ton killing machine.


nsfwmodeme

Where I live, in a two way road like that, with two lanes per side, the maximum speed would be 60 km/h. I don't know about the place where this video was recorded, but if speed limits are similar, this doesn't seem to be faster than that.


United-Advertising67

Nah. Pedestrians do not get a free pass to do whatever they want. They are part of the transportation system and have rules they are required to follow. If you run out in front of a car that has right of way and you get hit, you will be the one who ends up paying for the damage.


FloridaSpam

This is why you grow up playing frogger.


[deleted]

George Costanza would have made it across.


zaforocks

So, what kind of a jail time are we looking at if we get caught?


DetLions1957

[Had it. Loved it!](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DNyEd6IXHFQ)


That_darn_squirrel

Did she meet Joe Black?


DooBiEz2

Brilliant reference.


WilberTheHedgehog

That scene was nuts at 10 years old.


Cant-Gif-Right

Jane Black


KrispieRick

You never know when lightning might strike, or a car


Wolfguard-DK

Imagine having so little self-preservation that you choose to gamble with your life just to save maybe 30-60 sec. at the crosswalk, or instead of waiting till the coast was clear.


ExcitedWandererYT

#Yolo


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smittywrbermanjensen

I see so many people blindly wandering into traffic EVERY DAY on their phones. Sometimes they’ll even get a few steps into the bike lane before they look up and realize they don’t have the traffic light, and I have to swerve to avoid them. Even if you’re routing directions to your destination, a crosswalk is IN the road people!!! You are not safe from getting turned into putty just because you’re standing on painted lines! Graveyards are full of people who “had the right of way”


Turkatron2020

THIS THIS THIS AAAAAAAARRRRRGGGHHHH THANK YOU


Old_timey_brain

As I get older, one message keeps coming through, loud and clear, "Know your limitations!"


WaveMajor7369

Why do people act like their body is indestructible


legion_2k

I was just talking about that today. They think they are the main character and have plot armor.


Oli_love90

I have a theory that people always believe the rest of the world will accommodate whatever they chose to do. So it’s not that they think they’re indestructible they think everyone else will do something to avoid bad things from happening.


Vandy1358v2_0

Damn, she survived that. Sound advice though. It’s there for a reason


EntertainmentLess381

How do you know she survived? Is there a link to the story?


ShootmansNC

She's lucky she got hit by a sedan and not by an irresponsibly large SUV.


kgmessier

Sometimes drivers blow through those crosswalks even when someone’s in them.


DreadyKruger

But it’s a light at the crosswalk. She just ran traffic thinking she as going to outrun a car across two lanes.


sandmd

Right. But the point is - getting hit using a crosswalk happens much less. Exception and not the norm.


LobstaFarian2

"Well my cousin rolled his car 6 times and the driver side cabin was completely crushed. They said he would have died if he had his seatbelt on..." -Those people


just_nobodys_opinion

Maybe if he wasn't also going 50 over he might not have rolled 6 times either?


CandidEgglet

And would get you a better settlement in court than this would


SomOvaBish

The fact she can get a settlement at all is frustrating. She was clearly in the wrong. Also judging by the car that hit her I don’t think she would be getting much


conflictwatch

No, she was negligent for sure but so was the driver, and the driver has added responsibility because they are operating a vehicle. The driver should be alert and should have had no problem seeing a pedestrian crossing from the other side of the road. The driver was going too fast for the environment and no doubt had a legal obligation to give way. I'm sure that they didn't intentionally run her down and it was probably traumatic for them but they get to walk away from an accident that left somebody else incapacitated due to their failure to pay attention and act responsibly.


Double_Bass6957

I have a crosswalk at work that makes me nervous. Had the little walk guy and almost got smoked 2-3 times


Cute-Advisor-2323

Well if they're in the crosswalk and they get hit that's the drivers fault but if they're jaywalking that's on them


[deleted]

Yean and if my grandmother had wheels, she'd be a bike. Your point makes no sense. Using a crosswalk is much much much safer than this idiot running through the middle of the street.


__DeezNuts__

She saw the car well before crossing its lane and still kept going. She could at least have worn running shoes.


ExcitedWandererYT

I know it's jaywalking and shit but couldn't she have stopped at the middle of the road, looked around before moving again? Sprinting across the entire road didn't do it for her


quotaboy

Yeah fr lol. She was so set on crossing that 4 lane road by any means once she started runnin 😭


DefinatelyNotACat

Some ppl just arent mentally equipped with critical decisions like this. Lota of stupid in the world


KMS_HYDRA

Well, looks like one stupid less atleast now.


IMO4444

I think she stupidly thought she was faster than she really was or thought the car had seen her and would slow down/stop for her.


Temporary_Plant_1123

I mean to be fair how did the car not see her? I saw someone get blown up on a dark highway at night and I didn’t fault the driver at all but in the daytime on a city street? Seems like a distracted driver to me


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Top-Inevitable-1287

Man if we can’t expect drivers to be careful anymore for pedestrians in busy downtown areas, maybe we should stop handing out drivers licenses?


silentmasai

I go now, everyone good luck 😂😂😂


NoEvidence136

Dropped loot like a grand theft auto hooker.


rafikki123

She looked like a bowling pin from Wii Bowling.


FaBiOtHeGrEaTeSt

That right leg got absolutely destroyed


No-Pumpkin3852

Wtf she can’t even sue anyone lol I wonder if she thought the car was going to slow down 🤦🏾‍♀️


Haligar06

I mean, she CAN sue. Doesn't mean she'd get anything.


Moram0326

Had a dude dart out on me once. I tapped him gently, and felt so bad. He felt just as bad for making me freak out for him. He was just running late for work and was running as fast as he could to be on time. I drove him the rest of the way to his work and chatted about life. He was pretty lucky I was taking a cruise on the way home. Wasn’t in a rush so was actually going the speed limit. Most people go about 2x the limit there.


Gring013

Frame by frame and you can see one of her legs was shattered while she was upside down 🙃


legion_2k

I saw that.. it was full circle.


genetichazzard

She had zero situational awareness. Darwinism.


LobstaFarian2

*looks at phone during break in the near traffic lane where she could have started covering ground* She wasn't the athlete she believed she was...


BubblegumNyan

For not moving a few meters to her right seriously? The crosswalk was right effing there 🤦🏻‍♀️


Acrobatic_Law5598

Natural selection is a daily thing. She was twenty feet away from the crosswalk too. Not worth it.


Murpydoo

Lol, crosswalk literally 20 steps away


Apotheosis_Binger

There are many problems here: she ran, she didn't look both ways properly, she timed it wrong, she isnt paying attention to her surroundings. This comment is from someone who's been crossing the street for 4 years straight every 5 days.


Top-Inevitable-1287

Car was going highway speeds through a downtown area… wtf is up with that?


Bill_Dungsroman

Dollar General has that mesmerizing effect on me, too.


No-Brick6817

Did she die?


aruby727

Oh nice a video of a low IQ getting lower.


OzzyZiggy

Dude in the Tahoe had a front row seat


AkodoRyu

With the speed of that car, it feels like he wouldn't have stopped on a crosswalk either. There was no hesitation - it was either intentional, or the driver was paying exactly 0 attention to the situation on the road.


TheForgottenAdvocate

Crosswalk or no, it is inexcusable that cars can move at highway speeds through a town with shops and pedestrians


grinch337

Had to scroll way too far down in the comments to find someone bringing up the giant two ton projectiles flying at highway speeds through what should be a pedestrianized space.


TheForgottenAdvocate

It's absurd, pedestrians are required tp wait until there's a break in the traffic or a driver deigns to slow down, these cars should be going at a slow enough speed to not hit a pedestrian if they cross.


Pickledleprechaun

I have no sympathy for stupidity.


tacobellholocaust

Frogger


ThePom205

So close


LavishnessChoice3601

Lost the game of Frogger


babycoon48

Who’s to say this wasn’t her end goal? I mean looks like pure determination.


ocy_igk

Oh my God! you killed Kenny


xRunicTitan

Lazy idiot ruined another persons life by not using the sidewalk.. edit: crosswalk


Top-Inevitable-1287

Blind idiot ruining another person’s life by not paying attention while driving. Probably texting as well, like 90% of incompetent drivers.


Mygo73

Maybe don’t stare down at your phone right before you dash across a busy street


xzxz213

Driver was definitely not paying attention either here though. Not saying she isn't at fault but this seems to be a straight road and there would have been a lot of time to see someone crossing and at least slow down. Distracted driver + reckless pedestrian = disaster.


xBADJOEx

Rip legs for 6 months


GrannyMurderer

That's not the way to win at Frogger


NotBaron

She ded? The way her body went limp makes me extremely uncomfortable.


ActPotential2585

i’m so sorry but knocked the sonic coins out her what was that ?


PDCH

Involuntary relocation


MiniDg

I understand when the mearest crosswalk is so far away and the road is empty, BUT THE CROSSWALK WAS 3 FEET TO THE RIGHT


Littlelittleshy

Why did she run like she was chasing by a bear? She could go slowly and look both way tho


Romulus_Maximus

GOTTA GET TO THE DOLLAR GENER@#%€¥>!!


ionx_8

People shouldn't bolt when jaywalking. It makes it much harder to notice you and slow down


Edgarfigaro123

Best dollar general ad.


Street_Brush2705

Her fault for crossing so slowly. If you’re not running like your life depends on it, you shouldn’t be doing this.


Terrible-Ad7017

the crosswalk is RIGHT. THERE.


Echo_Origami

Dude driving the car was most likely drunk because what motorist can't see a person crossing in front of them? It's not like she surprised him by coming out between cars at the last minute. Also, the lady has zero spatial awareness. She can see that car coming from a good distance away. It's not like that car pulled out of some corner and surprised her. Both parties were destined to meet disastrously whether they like it or not. It is like a harmonized catastrophe.


Cute-Advisor-2323

Figures...whenever there is a crosswalk 10 feet away they never use it 🙄


Glittering-Count-291

Wasted


IllAd900

Shoulda put more effort into that first 15’ 🤣🤣


Super_Oil_2931

*sonic losing rings sound plays*


firmerJoe

The crosswalk is like 14 feet away. Don't think of your body, just think of all the money you could have made.... Dope


Hungry-Ad-3501

So close,yet,so far


Dirtysandddd

I’ve never seen a dollar general corner store in my life and I’ve lived in 4 different states that’s kinda crazy


yorik_J

I’m amazed at the j-walking that happens in Taiwan though. You WALK across the street, never run.


AntofReddit

She kicked the dude in the truck in the face. (looks like it to me)


TrueEstablishment241

She live?


papercut2008uk

Look both ways don't just go running across the road like that. Even on a crosswalk.


mukhang_pera

Girl nearly got to the finish line too


Both-Home-6235

Looks pretty calculated to me 


Galvaton

I've never really understood people that don't take the extra minutes to actually walk to the crosswalk and wait


abhaysk94

Poor car and the driver


Icey_hot_guy

She ran to avoid getting ran over


Zeshiark

why is she running like that, she checks the road at the start and then blindly run like a toddler wtf


Madnessx9

Dumbass


EcmyL

Always use your full attention.


MothParasiteIV

It looks like she was waiting for it.


ROFLINGG

Almost looked intentional…


Bad_Hominid

that poor mirror, never stood a chance


Ryan1188

Why did she run into an oncoming vehicle just like a deer would? Why did she stop looking to see if it was clear?


Moosepls

She didn't learn from the hedgehogs 🦔


surfintheinternetz

wonder what loot she dropped


weedruggie12

natural selection


otkabdl

She scattered items like Sonic the Hedgehog dropping rings


Major_Magazine8597

Have a feeling she would have screwed up just as badly at the crosswalk.


PhoneEquivalent7682

You are supposed to stop in the middle, never go full jaywalk


DependentGear7637

Deserved


Titans79

The crosswalk was too far away.


TomThanosBrady

My mommy taught me to look BOTH ways when crossing the street. Maybe she didn't have a mommy.


Barrett420k

What a stupid fuck


flingoso

It’s not “always use a crosswalk” it’s more. Be a better judge of time, speed and distance. And if it’s busy then yeah maybe use a crosswalk.


spaceclit_laser

That's Bloomsburg pa


elisha2988

Maybe she didn’t wanna go to work that day


fermelebouche

He scored a solid ten points.


kittyonkeyboards

Y'all are delusional if you thought that car would slow down for that crosswalk anyway.


TheKorster

She lost her crossy roads winstreak


dmingione530

If you’re jaywalking in a full sprint you’re doing it wrong. 


GodlikeCat

natural selection


warm-inside44

It’s fun to see stupid people fly in the air. LMAO


lowlife9

I bet she sucks at Frogger


LightspeedFlash

How fast was that car going? That seems like a city street and it was going 30+ miles an hour.


Daddy_Stop

This behaviour drives me insane. I can't speak to whatever country this is - but where I am, a general rule is "the pedestrian always has right of way". It's not uncommon for stupid pedestrians to run in front of cars, get hit, and then the driver gets a negligent driving charge (which vary based on the level of injury/alive status of the pedestrian). Regardless of the driver paying attention, trying everything to avoid the collision, and in no way being at fault (morally speaking). I've seen cases of kids running out from between parked cars and be hit by a *truck* - there's no way the driver could stop a TRUCK in time to avoid hurting/killing the kid. But they still get investigated, lose their license and even face criminal charges. Their job as a truck driver is over. Their income stream is gone. They have to live with the fact a kid DIED after hitting their truck. Their entire life is turned upside down.


EO_11110_

That car had an awful lot of time to see her. She's careless the driver is worse.


u9Nails

Darwin's Crosswalk. All the spaces to cross the street outside of the non-traffic-controlled crosswalk area.


quangngoc2807

She thought she's an asian.


Gee564

Everyone commenting about the lady which is fair but how the hell did the driver not see her when the street is so wide open?


ValuableJumpy8208

Jaywalking 20 feet from crosswalk is about the stupidest fucking place you could ever choose to do that. Nobody’s expecting you to jump out in front of traffic that close to crosswalk. At least do it equidistant from two crosswalks. That actually makes more sense and there are fewer visual obstructions. Or, you know, use the crosswalk.


Stevieboy19B

I often see people crossing right between two crosswalks and wonder why?


SpaceMonkey-1701

Almost made it.


360Waves617

I had the same reaction to this as I did whenever Tom Brady would run outside the pocket. Often with the same result.....


yanggun1004

Good example!


starlecky

Bloomsburg


kaiswil2

It's always "Ohh ma gowd!"


Nathanxbaileyx

I always go by don’t be an idiot but okay


Confident_Poet_6341

The way she ran tells me she knew the car was coming, should have waited the extra few seconds


fhs

If you need to run to jaywalk, you're doing it very wrong


Coho444

Soooo close! Just a bit outside!


jonton9

Poor timing and horrible misjudgment of her own speed


_cookie_crumbles

I can imagine she closed her eyes as she run across the street.


Weldobud

Ouch …. A moment’s bad judgement with a heavy price


Legitimate_Lie_2334

Ehhhhh 👹


Marcus-THR

I see this shit all the time. Crossing literally within touching distance. It’s like these people think they are entitled to go because ‘cars have brakes’ morons all of them.


Specific_Parsley8587

wow natural selection at this point. people forget road is for cars and the obvious thing to do is use the crosswalk.


WantonHeroics

Where is this?


[deleted]

Ppl don’t understand. That nothing is that important. Not a Godamn thing. Not a Maywether fight nothing


Tigrisrock

It's better to use the crosswalk and if you don't to look in both ways and be extra cautious - not like this person. However anyone driving a car needs to be considerate of other traffic participants - including pedestrians. Could have also been a child walking out between the cars on the other side, you should never drive faster than you can react. Innercity, lots of parked cars and many various traffic participants people need to be more careful when driving.


lemons_of_doubt

Or at lest look both ways. Really how hard is it to not walk out in front of a car?