Comments on: Streetfilms: Drivers Behaving Rudely

By: Jason Henderson

Jason Henderson — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 15:07:04 +0000

Most motorists will say “sorry” and then do it again. Jerks.

By: Diane

Diane — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 03:05:00 +0000

Mostly I take Muni, bike or walk, but sometimes I drive. Most traffic lights last 20-30 seconds. Why is it that drivers feel so compelled to “make the light” that they endanger pedestrians, when waiting would add less than a minute to their trip?

By: pylondude

pylondude — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 00:28:03 +0000

The wild thing is that a lot of drivers think that they have the right of way and not the pedestrian. I’m not sure what test they took at the DMV but it wasn’t the one I took. Like the people who have commented on this blog on this story and others I have had very scary encounters with drivers nearly running me over in a cross walk.

Two friends of mine are still recovering from very serious injuries (we’re talking organ loss) sustained last summer from a driver plowing into them while they were crossing the street in a cross walk. This was a cross walk that didn’t have a light. The driver said out right that she thought they were not supposed to be there, in other words, they didn’t have the right of way. She did not apply the brake, just plowed right into them. They are lucky to be alive.

By: the greasybear

the greasybear — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 22:16:48 +0000

Motorists endanger pedestrians’ lives because they can get away with it every single time. Motorists, at least in San Francisco, don’t even get ticketed by the authorities when they admit fault in injury accidents!

By: Beefy McManstick

Beefy McManstick — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 21:52:12 +0000

Do what I do, and bang loudly and firmly (without damaging, of course) on their windows, hoods, trunks, and doors. Sorry for taking 2-5 seconds of your time because I decided to excercize my right of way.

By: Jeffrey W. Baker

Jeffrey W. Baker — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 19:38:16 +0000

And yet, we endure daily editorials of “as soon as bicyclists learn the rules of the road …”

By: John Hamilton

John Hamilton — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 19:18:29 +0000

The Chronicle covered this today:

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2009/10/15/BAGT1A57EL.DTL

By: Capt. Lou

Capt. Lou — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 19:01:34 +0000

The saddest part of the video – as bad as conditions are shown, in many cases it is even more dangerous and frightening. That goes in NYC, SF, or wherever.

By: zsolt

zsolt — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 18:42:36 +0000

“Gorton points out that most drivers are not bad or mean people”

…only when they think they can safely get away with it.