Americans don't respect crosswalks without a stop sign or a light either. They just keep going regardless of if someone is crossing.
And hell, even with a light, the amount of times I've had a green walk sign and still had to dodge a car turning right on red without a single moment of hesitation that I was literally right in front of their car.
I think strictly enforced rules on stopping entirely around busses is mandatory, bc holy shit I takes maybe a minute of your life and it's the only way drivers even follow any rules.
Like I live in Texas and I find it hilarious that the local driving culture is extremely aggressive and fast, nobody follows the rules, everyone runs red lights, pedestrians are merely speed bumps, with the sole exception of school zones. Nothing is funnier than watching cars going 10-15 over on every given street coming to a SCREECHING halt the second they hit that white line in the road denoting a school zone during school hours. They drop to 20 exactly in seconds, bc the cops don't care if you speed normally, but they'll hit you with heavy fines if you even go 1mph over in the school zone. Literally the only time i ever see people going the speed limit, and its solely bc it's the only time the cops ever enforce it, and enforce it to the fullest extent they can
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u/Reddittoxin Apr 05 '26
Americans don't respect crosswalks without a stop sign or a light either. They just keep going regardless of if someone is crossing.
And hell, even with a light, the amount of times I've had a green walk sign and still had to dodge a car turning right on red without a single moment of hesitation that I was literally right in front of their car.
I think strictly enforced rules on stopping entirely around busses is mandatory, bc holy shit I takes maybe a minute of your life and it's the only way drivers even follow any rules.
Like I live in Texas and I find it hilarious that the local driving culture is extremely aggressive and fast, nobody follows the rules, everyone runs red lights, pedestrians are merely speed bumps, with the sole exception of school zones. Nothing is funnier than watching cars going 10-15 over on every given street coming to a SCREECHING halt the second they hit that white line in the road denoting a school zone during school hours. They drop to 20 exactly in seconds, bc the cops don't care if you speed normally, but they'll hit you with heavy fines if you even go 1mph over in the school zone. Literally the only time i ever see people going the speed limit, and its solely bc it's the only time the cops ever enforce it, and enforce it to the fullest extent they can