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Jared White ✊ RESIST πŸ™…πŸ»β€β™‚οΈ

@notjustbikes Thanks for the link! A quote from the article: "Many human drivers don’t yield for pedestrians, either."

Here in Portland, Oregon, pedestrians *rule*. So-called jaywalking is the norm, rather than the exception, and drivers typically slow down and stop at any intersection where pedestrians are clearly waiting to cross.

So if Waymo ever decides to head up north from SF, they've got a whole lot of 'splainin' to do with this sort of automotive behavior.

5 January at 18:03 | Wall-to-wall | Open on indieweb.social
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Martin Atkins

@jaredwhite @notjustbikes
I guess you live an entirely different Portland, Oregon than I do. πŸ™ƒ

5 January at 18:11 | Open on mastodon.online
Jared White ✊ RESIST πŸ™…πŸ»β€β™‚οΈ

@apparentlymart @notjustbikes Which part of town are you in? I'm usually near the river, both west and eastside.

5 January at 18:14 | Open on indieweb.social
Martin Atkins

@jaredwhite @notjustbikes
I am inner northeast.

Rarely a day goes by that I get across the street outside my house without putting myself directly in the path of a vehicle to get the driver to actually stop.

On some extra special days they even cross into the opposing lane to pass me even though I'm already walking across the street.

Despite some investment in basic bike lanes a couple decades ago, this city is still pretty car-centric and drivers don't seem any less entitled here to me. πŸ€·πŸ»β€β™‚οΈ

@jaredwhite @notjustbikes
I am inner northeast.

Rarely a day goes by that I get across the street outside my house without putting myself directly in the path of a vehicle to get the driver to actually stop.

On some extra special days they even cross into the opposing lane to pass me even though I'm already walking across the street.

5 January at 19:37 | Open on mastodon.online
Martin Atkins

@jaredwhite @notjustbikes
I suppose I can believe things are better downtown and near there, because there's little reason to go there unless you live or work there.

Edit: I mean as opposed to many roads on the east side that are used as through streets to get to other places, rather than only for local access.

5 January at 19:38 | Open on mastodon.online
Jared White ✊ RESIST πŸ™…πŸ»β€β™‚οΈ

@apparentlymart @notjustbikes Ah, yeah perhaps that area gets more risky through traffic…people think they can barrel down some neighborhood streets the same way they would on MLK. Bummer.

I've had better luck in SE and yes, downtown.

5 January at 20:11 | Open on indieweb.social
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