Also, even as an able-bodied man, I’m happy to jaywalk across residential streets and small roads. But a busy road or motorway? I’m not risking my life for that. Let alone multiple lanes! I always walk the 100m or so to the nearest pedestrian crossing… which is exactly what this guy should be able to do.
It’s just bad design, and I strongly disagree with the idea of “it doesn’t look that bad, just cross”. You shouldn’t even have to assess risk like that.
I’m not exactly enamoured with the UK, but its walkability (at least in suburbs and cities) is something I am so thankful for.
I checked with Google Maps. To get to the exact opposite side of where the video is shot using the nearest crosswalk would be 725 meters.
Or just over a kilometer if you didn’t judge it correctly and went the other way.
79 feet (25 meters) if you’re willing to take your chances crossing the road. Most people are going to jaywalk, which just needlessly puts lives at risk.
Why can’t he just walk across the street? There isn’t so much traffic that he’d be playing frogger so i don’t see the issue.
An able bodied man, sure. What about an old lady? Or a ten year old? Five lanes of 50mph traffic. That won’t work.
This.
Also, even as an able-bodied man, I’m happy to jaywalk across residential streets and small roads. But a busy road or motorway? I’m not risking my life for that. Let alone multiple lanes! I always walk the 100m or so to the nearest pedestrian crossing… which is exactly what this guy should be able to do.
It’s just bad design, and I strongly disagree with the idea of “it doesn’t look that bad, just cross”. You shouldn’t even have to assess risk like that.
I’m not exactly enamoured with the UK, but its walkability (at least in suburbs and cities) is something I am so thankful for.
I checked with Google Maps. To get to the exact opposite side of where the video is shot using the nearest crosswalk would be 725 meters.
Or just over a kilometer if you didn’t judge it correctly and went the other way.
79 feet (25 meters) if you’re willing to take your chances crossing the road. Most people are going to jaywalk, which just needlessly puts lives at risk.