Originally posted by: KitKat
Even worse is the people who drive like they're the only ones on the road. There are a lot of students in my area, so we have quite a bit of pedestrian and bicycle traffic. Three times in the past week I've nearly gotten hit by a car because some jerk guns the gas on a right turn, not checking to see if there's anyone crossing the street. Or there's the people that see you walking, but they see that you're watching them and expect you to wait for them to drive through before you cross. Someone even had the audacity to honk their horn at me earlier last semester when I started walking across at the same time that they started turning, even though it was clear that I had the right of way.
I've hit two cars like that while biking. Happened years ago when I was in grade 7...twice in one week. There's a big white line behind stop signs for a reason. Those drivers apparently forgot that and turned without ever stopping. First time I rammed a car nothing happened, but the second time was a lot more serious and I totalled my bike. I ended up with a massive bruise on my knee. How hard is it to stop behind a stop sign?