Oh joy.. not again.

[Nutcase]

Originally Posted by Mohinder

I've never been to the US, but I've always wondered... if you can turn right on a red, how does any bugger ever cross the road?

Duh! Nobody WALKS in America!

[Garp]

Originally Posted by Nutcase

Duh! Nobody WALKS in America!

If only that were a joke :-/

Its stunning how much people balk at the distances I walk without thinking about it, and seriously, it isn't like I'm walking far. Some balk when they contemplate that I walked 1 mile from the bus stop back home rather than stand around for 30-40 minutes for the next bus to come along that would then take a 3 mile twisty route to get home.

[Treefrog]

Originally Posted by Garp

If only that were a joke :-/

Its stunning how much people balk at the distances I walk without thinking about it, and seriously, it isn't like I'm walking far. Some balk when they contemplate that I walked 1 mile from the bus stop back home rather than stand around for 30-40 minutes for the next bus to come along that would then take a 3 mile twisty route to get home.

Indeed! And a mile is only a 15 minute walk. And it keeps you warm instead of shivering at the bus stop
From where I live there's a choice of an hourly bus which takes the scenic route into Hanley and the bus stop is 4 minutes away, or a very frequent service but the bus stop is 15 minutes walk away. So it's a 45 minute trip or a 25 minute trip (plus waiting time) respectively. But it's 20-25 mins on the mountain bike depending on which way the wind is blowing. In a car, after you've contended with traffic, traffic lights and one-way systems and found a place to park you're looking at 15 mins as a minimum.
To me it just seems silly not to use the bike and get a bit of exercise into the bargain.

[Mark]

With caution!

Done it countless times myself though and never had any bother - you just need to find the buttons for the pedestrian crossing (if there are any) and be careful.

[SidewinderINC]

and doesn't jaywalking have quite big penalties?

[Mohinder]

Oh so crossings are activated separately from red lights?

It all makes sense in that case, I never did get that... seeing as we cross at red lights.

[Garp]

Originally Posted by SidewinderINC

and doesn't jaywalking have quite big penalties?

Yes indeed. $130 a pop. But then often you're crossing 4 lanes of traffic, so it makes a certain kind of sense. Combine that with Hawaiian drivers being something like the 4th worst in the US, the crosswalk is rather important to safety!

Originally Posted by Mohinder

Oh so crossings are activated separately from red lights?

It all makes sense in that case, I never did get that... seeing as we cross at red lights.

Crossings can be activated separately from lights. I haven't quite figured out yet how the button press impacts light sequences. It doesn't often seem to have much impact. If it's appropriate to cross the sign always changes to reflect that whether someone has pressed the button or not.

[Dazzy_G]

I'd imagine walking 1 mile in Hawaii is a lot nicer than walking a mile anywhere in the UK

[Garp]

Originally Posted by Dazzy_G

I'd imagine walking 1 mile in Hawaii is a lot nicer than walking a mile anywhere in the UK

At the moment not so much. Humidity is so high doing anything active is nasty. For most of the year though, yeah the views are pretty spectacular, and the weather is generally good so they ought to have little reason for not walking.

[Davey_Pitch]

Originally Posted by Garp

At the moment not so much. Humidity is so high doing anything active is nasty.

It was like that when I was in Florida for honeymoon, doing anything in the sun means getting very hot and sweaty very quickly.