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May 20, 2015 12:39 am at 12:39 am #615712JosephParticipant
How should people handle slow poke or immobile pedestrians buried in the their smartphones while crawling down the street or slowly walking and talking or simply not moving while chatting and blocking or slowing pedestrian traffic behind them on the narrow or busy street.
(While the preceding question primarily pertains to inhibiting other pedestrians, the same issue could be applied to these folks crossing the street and affecting vehicular traffic.)
May 20, 2015 2:01 am at 2:01 am #1082490TheGoqParticipantHow should a pedestrian handle speeding drivers who don’t yield the right of way? whats good for the goose is good for the gander.
May 20, 2015 2:14 am at 2:14 am #1082491JosephParticipantThe drivers should be ticketed. That has nothing to do with pedestrians who are buried in their smartphones while blocking other pedestrians.
May 20, 2015 6:53 pm at 6:53 pm #1082492oyyoyyoyParticipantlethal injection
May 20, 2015 7:01 pm at 7:01 pm #1082493BarryLS1ParticipantMake up a cute ticket like sheet, like a $1.00 for Tzedakkah fine, that in a nice way tells them how inconsiderate they’re being and hand it to them as you walk by.
May 20, 2015 7:39 pm at 7:39 pm #1082494The FrumguyParticipantA simple but direct “Excuse Me” should do the trick. You could also suggest that they move to the side so as not to obstruct other pedestrians.
May 20, 2015 7:50 pm at 7:50 pm #1082495JosephParticipantAre you referring to slowpokes (who are buried in a smartphone or chatting with someone) walking too slowly or you’re referring to someone standing immobile (also chatting or browsing or daydreaming)?
May 20, 2015 8:04 pm at 8:04 pm #1082496Little FroggieParticipantI have the same problem with drivers stopped in front of me at a red, so engrossed in their little toys not to have noticed the signal changed. Recall that I have no horn (gasp!!), I have no choice but to wait patiently (that’s a new concept I learned – since owning my car!!!), until the guy in front realizes (two greens later), or someone comes in back, makes a racket and frees me.
May 20, 2015 8:08 pm at 8:08 pm #1082497Little FroggieParticipantOH YES!!
“YiddishKite” has been pretty quite lately. Things are gonna change when (if) I get another car, featuring a working horn. BEWARE!! (honk) REVENGE!!!! (beep)
May 20, 2015 8:13 pm at 8:13 pm #1082498👑RebYidd23ParticipantBoth.
May 20, 2015 9:07 pm at 9:07 pm #1082499HaLeiViParticipantGet a horn app on your own phone. Then, sneak up behind them (dno’t worry, they’re too engrossed to notice) and give them a powerful BEEEEP. Why should only drivers deserve it?
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