pedestrian right-away

[Brian D. McCary]

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> At 01:19 PM 3/8/96 -0500, Paul wrote:
> 
> >By the way let me ask a related question. Has anyone else been puzzled,
> >as I have always been, by a seeming paradox--the reputation
> >Southern California has as a "laid back" (and possibly lawless) place 
> >combined with the fussiness of its police departments in enforcing 
> >pedestrian right-away laws. One foot in the street at an intersection 
> >stops all motor traffic. Even drive by-shooting perpetrators making their
> >getaway.
> 
> "Right-away" laws????  Anyway, regardless of what LA's reputation may be, I
> am similarly perplexed by the phenomenon Paul describes.  A driver can have
> a green light and a clearly clear shot at making a right turn...but if a
> pedestrian has even a toenail clipping in the opposite end of the walkway
> all kinds of hell can break loose.
> 
> And I thought LA was car country....

Have you been to the same Southern California that I have?  SF seems to
believe in walking, but I have had to talk my way out of three jaywalking
tickets in LA and SD.  Far as I can tell, LA is still anti-pedal, at least
from this appleknocker's perspective.