Pedestrianitis

I have discovered a new disease that I have found affects all races, genders and ages. I call it, Pedestrianitis. It is found in all humans walking on roads or in parking lots. The main symptom includes pedestrians who believe they are impervious to injury as characterized by their blatant disregard for vehicles travelling down the roadways.

Come on people!! I know pedestrians have the right of way, and I strongly believe that motor vehicles are not the owners of all roadways, parking lots and crosswalks, but take care for your own life. What if I hadn't seen you jumping out from behind that vehicle? Just because you're on foot and vehicles are supposed to yield to your existence does not mean that you won't get smucked by a distracted driver. I find a high concentration of these people on the University of Lethbridge campus and in Walmart parking lots. Coming up to a green light, I shouldn't have to look to see if there's a pedestrian running across. Dude, you missed the cross signal, stop holding up traffic. I have definitely had to sit at a green light before, so that a pedestrian could meander his way across my lane of traffic.

That brings me to another point, if you have chosen to cross the road and even if you know that I've seen you and I'm not going to hit you, can't you please use a crosswalk or at least cross perpendicular to the sidewalk. This morning while taking Spencer to school someone walked out infront of us as we were coming down the road, in the middle of a block, and then took it at a ridiculous angle making us wait for them even longer.

And finally, a shout out for my husband who frequently longboards down the hill at the campus. Pedestrians, his stopping ability on a longboard is limited so please don't step out infront of him as he's coming down the hill, and when he starts carving in an attempt to not bowl you over, just get off the road instead of jumping back and forth trying to guess which side he's going to be coming down in an attempt to preserve his health and yours. ~~love you Spen~~