Crossing the road

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Does anyone else have problems crossing the road? I can never seem to judge properly when is the right time to walk, unless there are no cars at all.

Yes! I am so lucky to be alive!
I can`t judge distance or speed.
Also living in different countries where they drive on the wrong side means I don`t always look in the right direction.

No problem here.

Tim

big problems crossing roads .
bb natty

Been fearfull in the past. But I tend to try to only go out about 3 AM when the outside world is mostly asleep.

One of my housemates is always saying I am a bit reckless - I think he's too careful...

i always run across the road even if its empty, its just not safe at all.

I can do it without any problems.

Yes, nearly got hit yesterday. I can't judge the speed, the car could be going 2kph and I would not be able to tell.

I often wait longer than is really necessary. I'm told that when I was younger and being taught to cross safely, I would always want to wait until there was a huge gap.

When I use a zebra crossing, I often can't tell if a car close to the crossing is going to stop or not, so I often take time to cross there as well. Though I've nearly been hit a few times by cars that fail to stop.
(Don't know if they exist outside Britain: pedistrians have right of way on a zebra crossing)

As a teen I often walked right into the street without looking. People I knew got into the habit of putting their arm in front of me whenever we approached a crosswalk to make sure I stopped. I'm fine now but get that nervous feeling that a car is going to pull out of nowhere and when I'm driving I look both ways several times and still feel unsure but go for it anyway.

Nope....