@ShawnoftheDread 121244 wrote:
The crosswalk is right at the head of a multi-use trail. You should use caution when approaching it. The fact that it’s an unsignaled crosswalk means you should be extra cautious.
You said he raised his hand “a second or two before” you stopped, which indicates to me, given the narrowness of the street there, that you saw him in plenty of time to stop but thought for some reason that he should wait instead of you.
Several misunderstandings here. I didn’t mean “a second or two” to be taken so literally. He flew into the crosswalk and raised his arm in just enough time for me to see and react by slamming my brakes. If I had not done that, then there would have been a collision.
Also you really can’t assume everyone driving in the area knows that it’s near a trailhead, I certainly didn’t and had no reason to.
And the fact that it’s an unsignaled crosswalk means everyone, especially pedestrians and bicyclists, should be extra careful. I can’t be much more careful than I was here, that’s why I was so outraged about it.
