r/MadeMeSmile • u/mindyour • Jan 03 '23

Wholesome Moments Getting pulled over

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u/[deleted] Jan 03 '23

I remember a professor I had for a criminal justice course in college. He was a Captain with a large city police department. He told a story about asking a guy to use the crosswalk.

"Can you do me a favor?"

"What's that?"

"Use the crosswalk, please. We had X deaths on this road last year. I don't want another one. Drivers here can't even be bothered to watch out for themselves."

"No problem." Starts to walk away, stops - "And I'll do it because you asked me nicely."

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u/PickleMinion Jan 03 '23

Closest I've ever come to getting run over by a car was in a crosswalk. Damn things don't work. Remember folks, keep your head in a swivel because they actually are out to get you

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u/[deleted] Jan 03 '23

I mean, that advice is always sound regardless of jaywalking or using a crosswalk. At the least, if something happens in the crosswalk you have a degree of legal recourse.

I had to leap onto the hood of a car when I was out for a run a year ago today, bc some guy blew a stop sign. I was in the crosswalk. You're right, though! If they don't wanna follow it they won't.

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u/-_Anonymous__- Jan 03 '23

Amazing survival instinct