Some drivers found out the hard way why it's important to stop for pedestrians.
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 14 ต.ค. 2024
- / cityofreno With the help of a grant, Reno police in the traffic division put on a sting operation to curb problems at dangerous crosswalks.
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I once stopped for a pedestrian on a narrow 2 lane city road and behind my truck, as the pedestrian was crossing, a car started to go around me. I immediately honked my horn to warn the pedestrian and pulled left into the next lane enough to block the car. It just happens the car was a cop car (no emergency lights or siren) and boy was the officer mad, but he had not seen the guy crossing in front of me. He ended up getting an ear full from the pedestrian who was pissed off that a cop would have hit him if he had gone past my truck. At least the cop was man enough that when he realized what had happend, he apologized to both of us and we all went our separate ways. This is why that on small city streets, when I stop for people crossing, I always stop with plenty of room to be able to block people trying to go around when the pedestrian(s) are crossing. I have a big truck.
I live in Europe and although I stop as a rule, a few times I have decided not to stop because of the other heavy traffic behind me: I was afraid I would endanger the pedestrians by enabling them to cross the road... Sad.
good on you sue , while watching this video i learned that people have no chance if hit by a vehicle at any high rate of speed , the legs will get full force trauma and the body will land on the bonnet and the head and upper body will get full slam into the windscreen ,theres no hope for the person so folk will just have to obey the law ,no way around this one
@James Stewart You can't expect a cop to be omniscient and the law doesn't either. He's only required to be reasonable and passing a stopped vehicle is reasonable. If a truck is big enough that it blocks someone's view, you cannot expect them to know what's going on ahead...
The cop did the right thing once he knew, unlike many people.
@@tyree9055 it's illegal to pass a vehicle stopped at a crosswalk 1d 10 t
@@stephencaparelli7733 That depends upon where you live I suppose. I haven't heard of or seen any laws that state that. But I have seen plenty of people passing stopped vehicles... You definitely need to know the law(s) where you live, and where you're traveling to.
It is not they are not paying attention, it is the I am too important attitude way to common now.
True ,,,, SADLY !! It's a "Me World"... The whole world revolves around "Me" ......
more people give me the finger and speed up than stop and let me cross drivers on the road get worse by the year
Yes, people don’t care in a hurry to bet you to the red lite or even run it as well
"important" people pay up...
And looking of their phone as well
I'm from the Netherlands and what strikes me is how wide the streets are in the US in comparison to the Netherlands. At the pedestrian crossing our streets are also divided into multiple sections so you don't have to cross all the way at once.
That's also a recent development, btw.: there were massive protests in the 1970s because the streets were overtaken by cars, so the Dutch demanded change.
There's a channel here on TH-cam that talks about the differences in urban planning between the USA and the Netherlands: "Not Just Bikes".
Basically, the USA has been designed for cars since the 1950s while the Netherlands focussed on making their streets safe for children to use.
But they wouldn't be able to ticket drivers if they broke the crossing up into reasonable sections so that isn't happening...
Unless breaking the crossing up somehow generates revenue it unfortunately won't happen in the states...you know because of "freedom"
To be honest they ruin bike lines more than pedestrian passages. They park in the line with signal lights on and turn recklessly when they should yield for bikes. Ironically bikes also use pedestrian passages for some reason. There is a chaos because there's not much cop around
They block so many entrances to bikes with weird metal pipe barricade to not let the bikes drive through. But this country has a lot of people driving disabled mopeds which can go fast as bike and allowed to use both bike and pedestrian lines
Yeah, pedestrian islands are good.
It's an intersection. Why not just put in "On Demand" traffic lights? That way cars and pedestrians are controlled at the intersection.
Especially with 6 lanes of traffic to contend with. Here in Oz, we have some pedestrian crossings that are across multiple lanes on busy roads (like this one) controlled by the pedestrian in which a push of the button will give the traffic a red light so the pedestrian can move to a traffic island where another button will stop traffic coming the other way. This way the pedestrian can cross safely - since they are actual red lights for the cars - and also you don't end up with 4 or 6 lanes of traffic stopped all at once, just 2 or 3 lanes at a time.
@@martinXY Same in UK - unsurprisingly. I think the "refuge" (as it's called in UK) between lanes is the all-important first step.
Stoplights can cost upwards of $100K to install, crossing flasher lights are a lot less.
Exactly !
Traffic pays attention to TRAFFIC LIGHTS !
Not pedestrians or a painted roadways.
If there is no traffic light, then the pedestrian *BETTER* give way to traffic.
If I was crossing an undesignated traffic light walk area, I would cause I know as a *FACT* cars are not paying attention.
@@paulmoffat9306 So, I guess human life is not that important to them.😏😁
Literally the one time, where i actually support police “stings“. On the other hand: that's just terribly lazy design from the city. Such a huge crossing should have a traffic lights or at the very minimum a middle island, where pedestrians could stop, if they can't make it fast enough
Same here, that's good stuff. 👍
Pretty much what I was going to say, North American infrastructure makes life without a vehicule quite eerie.
Same here,
As a dutch person this just feel painful to watch, the sheer amount of things going wrong in this short video is movie worthy. Also, who would have thought that rules work better when they actually get enforced....
6 lanes and two way traffic for a cross walk?! Put a traffic light, Jesus.
Why? Just obey the rules. Seems like a problem in US?
@@miljkovicsrb No, he is right if it's more then 4 lanes a traffic light with a push button is a must and 10 more smarter, then depending on drivers...
@@kerstas10 Watch the video again, there is a light, and where does it say there MUST be a light?
@@miljkovicsrb well the rules contradict themselves. Typical america.
@@miljkovicsrb : people tend to be sloppy and not pay attention.
That's a given, even more so if the traffic situation gets harder to overview because of more added lanes. Talking about questioning the obvious 🤦
If people can't learn to stop, for a pedestrian, you have a cash generator for law enforcement. Keep up this operation and maybe the word will get out eventually to those who can't seem to wait.
If the driver has the green light, they have the right of way.
until some kids get run over by an idiot, yea great idea. Let the money flow in
@@514Gref where are the parents? If they're not watching their child, and they get hit, it's on them.
@@Normal1855 So if a 12 year old kid crosses the street and an idiot dosent stop its the parents fault for not watching his kid?
I will have to watch the Vid a 2nd time but did I miss something the Key is DESIGNATED Cross Walk. In my day to day rarely do I see Signage in CA stating it’s the DMV LAW and Handbook to Stop for Pedestrians in a Cross Walk. So many times I had cars IGNORE me in a Cross Walk and few times thinking ahead I pull out my Cell phone pointed at the driver they will Stop knowing Video does NOT lie.
I remembered trying to cross a „crosswalk“ in the US once. Even after pushing this button for a flash warning no one reason stopped, it was such a hassle crossing that street. I think the problem that no one really stops for pedestrians is because American cities are built just for the car and they aren‘t walkable at all. Plus, infrastructure is so carcentric that of course some paint won’t stop anyone. In my city in Europe, walking is the most used mode of transportation (around 30% of overall traffic), because of walkable neighborhoods, parks and pedestrianized streets and an overall density. Some cities even have 50% foot traffic. If the US wants to stop it’s cities from becoming financially insolvent, drowning in car traffic and being highly excluding and neglecting of the poor, they need to tear down their freeways, allow and encourage other types of housing like mid-rised building blocks and mixed used areas and redistibute public space to people walking, cycling and taking public transit.
yeah it's pretty terrible in the Us especially. It's amazing how stupid drivers are.
It's not just the infrastructure, Simon; most PEOPLE are so damned narcissistic they don't give a shit about anyone or anything but themselves, where they're going, and how fast they get there. I was in an accident a few months ago. A guy hit me and disabled my car. Guess what...*I* got honked at AFTER GETTING HIT by people trying to get by because I was in their ego-centric way. Europe is so wonderful, Simon baby, that did you know that Eisenhower got the idea of freeways from GERMANY??
*Incredibly easy problem to resolve just whack in a decent sized speed bump protecting the crossing....job done.*
_we don't do that here_
Surprisingly it works really well in Germany. Everyone is stopping even when a pedistrian is just near a crosswalk.
roads are engineered a lot better there too.
I LOVE when departments handle this. In Bremerton, Washington they ran a similar operation using a guy dressed up as Santa Clause during the summer. You had no excuse not to notice Santa trying to cross the street.
hope Santa got paid extra for wearing all that in summer heat.
Would love to se some video of those busts.
Yes, but really, when they do a "sting" like this, the undercover cop is just as much in the wrong as the drivers are. Want to solve the problem. Put a cop there and let the cop handle anyone that walks when they should not walk, and also handle any drivers that didn't yield when they should have yielded.
We have similar issues in Australia. At traffic lights, pedestrians have to wait for the green walking man before crossing. At minor pedestrian crossings, the moment a pedestrian sets foot on the crossing, they have right of way. Any motorist that shoots through a crossing whilst a pedestrian is still on the crossing is liable for a huge fine of around aus$550
Over here a pedestrian has right of way anywhere, if you hit one you're in serious schit.
In the UK, a lot of our zebra crossings have a kerbed pedestrian island in the middle, breaking them into two separate sections. This makes it better for traffic flow (they can cross the half not being used by pedestrians) and a safe haven in the middle for pedestrians crossing the road.
in america youd just get stuck there in the middle
I loved that about the UK when i visited.
@@Weeblicker And if there's a traffic light, the traffic engineers in America will take advantage of that to shorten the pedestrian interval, so that cars get less inconvenienced, resulting in pedestrians having to cross in 2 stages.
It's amazing how there can be so many drivers who think they have the right of way anywhere! And it's even more amazing how there can be 99 buttheads who don't like this video because of the problem facing pedestrians. Friggin amazing! Great video!
In that particular situation, a traffic light is needed!. A painted white line does not work in every situation!
That creates more taxes which you would probably bitch about too.
Yup, having only a pedestrian crossing on a 4 lane busy road is nuts. There should be crossing lights and an island in the middle.
You can see the crosswalk. Don’t play dumb.
A painted white line never works. They call it infraSTRUCTURE not infraPAINT. this crossing won't be adequate until a signal is installed or the road is broken up and constricted to reduce speed of vehicles and bring attention to the crossing
@@miketheyunggod2534 when the crosswalk only exists in 1 dimension and it's pretty much imaginary, no, not really
As a pedestrian you should lean your head into the next lane if you can't see a car coming. Never trust drivers to do the right thing. That and they might not have seen you
You would think that the brake lights of the car that has already stopped would be enough of a warning to other vehicles
I love how in America, a pedestrians safety is valued less than the flow of traffic. They should copy Europe and put these magical things called 💫 traffic lights💫 there.
In the UK while people still do this, it's MUCH less common than demonstrated in this video. At a zebra crossing (what we call them) all cars must STOP if there is a pedestrian either on the crossing itself or waiting to cross. Most people tend to have their eyes open enough to respect the literal law here.
Yeah it surprisingly works well over here
Yeah, European rules are more absolute about pedestrian right-of-way. It is also stressed FAR more in training and driving tests. (I had a license in Germany)
Isn't it funny the way we're so easily trained.
Except bicyclists, many of them ignore pedestrians, but that's a world wide problem.
@@redwolfexr It's changed here in the US. When I was a kid decades ago, it was stressed that pedestrians have the right of way. Now, you get honked at if you have the balls to not run over one.
As a Norwegian, I’ve never experienced fear when crossing a road. Traffic here in Norway always stops for pedestrians, even when you are going to cross a road where there isn’t even a crosswalk.
This could actually make a good episode of Reno 911
I agree!
When I was young, my parents told me to look both ways before crossing the street and to keep looking to make sure cars don't run me over. Funny how things change.
over here in th UK, we used to have the Green Cross Code.... which is basically what you mentioned, as in looking both ways. Nowadays, the peds over here just walk out onto the road, without looking, (usually with their eyes glued to their mobile phones), and then when they see you, you get the middle finger, as though you aren't supposed to be there in the first place. (and yes, the police are never around when it happens)
Yep, sadly those days of taking responsibility for yourself are long gone. It seems nowadays people don't even look to see if a car is coming, they just pop out into the street and expect you to stop on a dime.
40% of US pedestrians aged 21-65 killed by cars had alcohol in their blood, that was year a few years ago when I checked. (And like a fourth of the driver's did also)
That being said, when I grew up in that state, nobody stopped for pedestrians. I obviously looked both ways, etc. I crossed streets all the time and would have to wait for streams of cars oblivious to the 4ft kid trying to get on his way. Nationwide pedestrian death per capita was higher in the 80s, as was violent crime. Lots of stats improved greatly starting in 1991 when HTML & WWW came out and young adults brain damaged by lead were finally coming down after decades. "The good 'ol days" they were not. Luckily, I moved to a state that's not shitty and everyone lets me and my dog cross at every crosswalk every day. We have traffic laws because this isn't a third-world country. You stop at red lights, you don't just look both ways and go. I've lived in a country in which everyone was on their own. Red lights were only a suggestion, when they even existed. Pedestrians were not safe. It's not the way I want to see the US become.
Good Job officers.
Thank You.
I ditto that!
Nice work the city has done. Instead of narrow down the road or putting a stop light on, the city chose to harass drivers who were likely not having the chance to see the pedestrians. It takes engineering to stop accidents, not harassment from "law enforcement".
The time I was hit while crossing within a crosswalk was by a cop claiming she was on an emergency run. A public records request found she was lying. Even though no ticket was issued.
Do they ever tell the truth?
Really Reno? U rather out tickets for a week than install those pedestrian-triggered flashing warning lights?
What's the flashing warning lights going to do ??? If people crossing wont slow or stop cars how will a few flashing lights. I dont even drive and I know drivers have to stop at zebra crossings.
People don't give a fuck lmao. There's drivers that'll blow past school buses that have their stop signs and flashing lights out. They need to learn the hard way.
"It is only a crime when you are caught"
The community "well if you said it that way"
Me who walks "I guess I'll die"
Both of them rules contradict each other. why the hell cant a stop light/sign be put in this position shown.
Yeah, the rules are too vague as well. As soon as a person steps foot on the road/crossing the cars should have to stop.
Those crosswalk warning lights need to be RED. Pedestrians need to have the patience to wait for the lights after pushing the button. Or cross when traffic is clear if not pushing button.
I went to Colorado from a state that has nothing like this, you only cross a street at a red light here I had never seen something like this and almost ran it because it looks nothing like a crosswalk. Red lights mean stop everywhere pretty easy to understand for everybody. Yellow means school zone or streets slippery around here.
You're missing the point of a pedestrian (zebra) crossing, as opposed to a red light green light system.
@@Momentaryghost Even in Colorado an occupied crosswalk means stop, just like it does everywhere else, no need to add more expensive lights, drivers just need to own their own liability and follow the rules, meaning paying attention to not only the cell phone, but the road and it's rules. Crosswalks are at nearly every single intersection, and marked or not, pedestrians have the right of way, slow down and stop!
If a particular crosswalk is involved in repeated complaints or resulting in accidents/fatalities, the city can assess the "need" for alternative solutions. Often for a crosswalk where speed limits are faster (35+ mph vs
@@mshumai Any driver paying attention to ALL of their surroundings, doesn't NEED flashy lights to get their attention.
Why is this recommended and why am I watching. I don’t even live in America
lmao
Me neither. And I just posted a comment too.
@@Andreschannel_SA same to all this - why I ask myself!
so no streets in your country eh?
@@iamvinny In the UK Streets and Roads (Streets typically follow the route of old roads from the Roman Empire). Crossings form two basic types “Zebra” which have the cross walk stripes. Pedestrian’s have absolute right of way on these as soon as they step on the crossing. (There are no lights controlling these). Then there are traffic light controlled crossings (Red amber Green) that are the same as any other traffic light stop and bearing the same penalty for running the light. So either the point is, systems are so different why is it being recommended and responded to OR why I am responding so seriously to an obvious humorous/slightly sarcastic comment. Who know!
First offense for "Failing to Yield for a pedestrian in a crosswalk" should be $500, 2cd offense $1000, 3rd offense $1500 & loss of lic to operate for 90 days !! NO Exceptions, period !!!!!!!!!
where i live at its a 1000 - 7000 € fine
It's a 6 line street/highway... There should be an stop light, not this mickey mouse b.s. People walk everyday infront of cars regardless of whether it safe for them to cross. And how is a driver going to know about stopping at night when it difficult to see the crosswalk. Reno is simply looking for ways to get more money from drivers!!!
And before you bitch, I live on a corner where we have a crossing sign at the corner, 2 line Blvd. and I wouldn't simply walk without looking first.
It's called common sense..
Again... PUT A F&^KING STOP SIGN UP...
the easiest and safest option is to put a regular traffic light instead of these pedestrian crossing warning signs.
Great idea, but this is the best thing the police department can do about it.
Essentially every intersection with a sidewalk is either a "Marked Crosswalk" or an "Unmarked Crosswalk". Your suggestion would require us to add roughly eleventy-seven gazillion traffic lights.
I'm pretty sure both the taxpayers and the motorists in my town wouldn't approve.
@@DrLumpy crosswalks are fine for one lane per direction, because there no stopped car can block the view. But on multiple lanes, you need a traffic light. And yep, you simply do not build multi-lane until around 20.000 vehicles per day…
How about installing a traffic light...just a thought
Here, there's a few areas of crosswalks that have a light above that flashes and then goes red for ped's crossing, like a traffic light but are not full traffic lights.
How about putting the coffee, newspaper, cell phone down and pay attention to the most important thing for that moment in time --- DRIVING!!! Wow what a novel thought!
What do you need a light for? There's a crosswalk. No different from a stop sign. Or do you need a light in place of a stop sign too?
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That one did have a crosswalk light. That is why cars do not stop unless it is lit and you should not cross until it is activated. Most pedestrians just seem to be stupid.
Law enforcement in my community were dressing undercover officers in chicken costumes before sending them into marked crosswalks. Non-yielding vehicles were immediately ticketed by a small army of motorcycle cops waiting for them down the street. Another time during the holiday season, the cops were dressed up as either a giant walking Thanksgiving turkey or Santa Claus. Same results; violators getting reeled in like fish.
These officers actually put themselves in danger during this operation. Good work keeping citizens safer.
I've almost been hit many times walking by people pulling out into the street not looking right, then one time a guy was turning right I got the cross light and he almost hit me in front of a cop, bike cop yells at me "Got em!" And, pulled them over. It was great.
I have been hit by someone pulling out of a strip mall parking lot, knocked me across 2 and a half lanes of traffic ( 4 lanes either direction on this street ) without even getting a bruise.
0:03 tbh look at the condition of the crosswalk, it's barely visible on one side.
maybe try looking at other countries, where there are usually large signs, speedhumps, curves, etc etc.
I want the full version of their sting operation!
I LOVE watching the INSTANT KARMA and people getting their just desserts!
Cops showing their total lack of ingenuity, their answer to everything is "Lets set up a sting operation". Which is guaranteed to have ZERO effect, after the second they wrap up their sting. Except of course for sneakily swindling a dozen motorists out of their cash.
If a car has a green light, they don't have to stop.
vipaka you mean, not karma
@@kidwave1 And if the sting was not in operation, there would not be the "fake citizen" crossing the street..
Here’s a crazy idea! Not everyone wants to or has the means to own a car. There should be a lot more crosswalks NOT ONLY at regular intersections. Many municipalities have crosswalks which allow you to push a button to activate visual hazard lights when a pedestrian needs to cross. This works great in areas with low pedestrian crossings. Why are people putting blame on pedestrians when there’s plenty of options to keep everyone safe? Is the little bit of extra money not worth it to save lives at crosswalks?
Flashing yellow lights don't replace a red traffic light.
a crosswalk this size must have a light on this case red light for the incoming traffic for pedestrians to pass this is unacceptable dangerous foe pedestrians and drivers that is the cities fault
And why is that, do you have a statute or other law?
There is no law or warrant for such. Cautionary signaling devices very often put pedestrians in a false sense of security and they often cross thinking they have immunity. That's one of the reasons so many pedestrians are killed using legitimate crosswalks. They are truly one of the most dangerous places, especially with the attitudes of entitlement so many in our society have these days. In reality, it's likely safer to cross "illegally" and have your head on a swivel watching for safe passage.
@@OhMySack most people stop on red lights so you are wrong on that. This particular crosswalk is very dangerous for pedestrians because you are trusting that the cars have seen you and will stop for you.
Unless the intersection has traffic lights, the pedestrian has the right of way. That's how it works here in Sweden. However, you should always be aware anway, as there are complete morons in traffic here too.
Once when I was about to cross the street at a pedestrian crossing, I heard and saw in the corner of my eye, that literally when I had taken my first step into the street, a young fellow hit the gas to speed up so that he could pass me on his lane before I reached it. He reckoned I'd stop in the middle of the road to let him through, but I challenged him and forced him to break hard and come to a full stop - and boy was he pissed. Honking angrily, yelling and swearing and waving that middle finger all over the place.
I just told him; if you wanna talk about it, get out of the car - otherwise, just buzz off. He left. The fact that I was nearly double his size may or may not have persuaded him not to try anything.
To make it clear; I would never throw the first punch, but he didn't know that. I'd just give him a bit of a scare. Hopefully, he learned something.
Did he hit that cross button? It must be a light or something to indicate he's crossing.
In the UK there is the Zebra crossing. The pedestrian waits at the crossing until the traffic stops for them, pedestrian crosses, simple. Ironically, the Pelican crossing, which is signal controlled, where the traffic is stopped by lights, has more accidents.
Lol I heard "zebra" in my head and then I realized ur a Brit and heard it as "zebra"
Not many Zebras crossing in the UK far too cold for em & the pelicans usually fly across once again poor old tax payer ripped off but in Oz we do have drop bear & koala crossings 🥸
@@peterbeard5362 haha, had to look these up. I take it that drop bear is in a game?! And a koala crossing is actually for koalas, bless
@@carnbyarst670 yeah the drop bear is a mythical beast that hides in the trees & drops onto unsuspecting tourists & there are signs in the bush warning of koalas crossing . Also look up Bunyip Aussie folklore as in big foot yeti etc🤓
@@peterbeard5362 blimey, I remember having a book with stories which included the bunyip when I was a nipper. Over here we have toads crossing signs as they use the same migratory rout every year..
crossing 6 lanes of traffic like that can be stressful. reno should definitely consider applying for a grant to get a traffic light there
Did you see that Cop drinking a "Monster" instead of a "Red Bull" I guess he got no wings! LOL!
You need to put speed bumps on the approach to the cross walk. Put as many as necessary on the approach. 2 or 3 speed bumps to slow down vehicles. Pedestrians HAVE THE RIGHT OF WAY on a cross walk or should have the right of way....drivers need to give way to pedestrians.
I don’t stop for pedestrians on a multiple lane road unless I am alone (no car is parallel to me), it’s for the pedestrians own safety. Also no pedestrian should be running across the street
When a pedestrian is crossing and I stop, I turn on my hazard lights so that the guy behind me doesn't rear end me.
Belgian traffic laws art. 40.'.2 ; "In places where traffic is not regulated by a qualified agent or by traffic light signals, the driver may approach a pedestrian crossing only at a moderate pace. He must yield the right of way to pedestrians who have entered it or are about to enter it." Don't even try to think not respecting this rule
On demand traffic lights , not just caution lights , problem solved
And, drivers, when you want them to "hurry up", if they do & because of that fall down in front of you, you'll be waiting even longer than if you'd just patiently waited while they walked "normal speed" (which sometimes may be a bit slow, get over it).
NO WARNINGS $1000 fines points on license and insurance rate hike Always
For comparison the rules in Germany (where people actually walk…) and similar in most of Europe:
* drivers are ALWAYS at least 50% responsible when hitting a pedestrian; 100%, when there is any realistic chance, the collision could have been avoided.
* zebra crossings much not be used on streets with more than one lane per direction or traffic faster that 50 kph (30 mph) is allowed; in this case a traffic light much be installed (and yes, this quite often is every 300 meters/1000 feet).
* all vehicles much yield to pedestrians, who may want to cross at a zebra crossing. No overtaking around such at any given time.
* any spot with a stop or yield sign creates an automatic "virtual crosswalk" with the same rules.
* pedestrians may also cross at any other place they want, when they can find a gap in traffic. Drivers are still required to stop if possible. If crossing is to dangerous, a physical barrier is needed.
So the ONLY thing a pedestrian is legally required to do is give drivers a chance to stop. And not walk over a red light (which may cost 5€ or far more likely somebody jelling "bad example for children!"). Any other responsibility is on the drivers, because those are legally "trained professionals" (that's why they need a "licence" to drive!).
Oh, and a design where the median island continues on the left of the crossing is basically the norm.
Get Stanley Roberts. He'll do a segment of "People Behaving Badly" over there.
I miss his videos
Where I used to live cars regularly right-hooked pedestrians in crosswalks. THE PEDESTRIAN HAS THE RIGHT OF WAY ON A WALK SIGNAL! I had to jump on the hood of a car once to avoid being run over. My policy now is if they are within reach while I'm in a crosswalk they get a dent at the very least.
Don't walk into the street when a car is coming.
It's sad that they have to be given a grant to really start enforcing the law. It should be done on a daily basis. You can have all the laws out there known to man but to enforce them is the issue. Should not need extra funds to enforce.
WELL said !!!!!!!!!!!!
quiet right zander
They're too busy doing other things. Why fight real crime when you can just tag almost crimes?
they should use the money to get the crossing signal with walk don't walk that stops traffic.
It boils down to the town/city justifying tax increases it what it is. Sneaky tricks governments pull. Never trust lawyers or politicians.
Wow! Proactive policing! Almost unheard of!
Any driver, guilty of breaking the law at a crosswalk needs to lose his DL permanently.
I will say that a lot of the pedestrian signals are timed much to short for the marjority of humans. Some that I have seen require almost a sprint.
If municipalities are timing their lights this, they need to bring back the pedestrian island at the halfway point. As there was once upon a time
Lt. Dangle was pleased with the work of his officers.
I never ever use these types of crosswalks for that reason alone. No one pays attention to the yellow flashing lights, because most people don't know those are pedestrian CROSSING lights. Having said that, sadly enough a lot of people also don't know that pedestrians have the right away when crossing a street and you must STOP for THEM. IT'S THE LAW. They also need to put up bigger and more noticeable signs, warning before they get to the crosswalk.
this is 10 years old lol yet here we are fellow tubers...amazing. The crossing is designed wrong, there should be an island in the middle.
A shoutout to sidewalks for helping me stay off the streets
I once lived in Cambodia one year and you simply don’t know what putting your life at risk crossing a street is until you visit. Never rely on cars to stop for you unless you have a death wish. Don’t look straight ahead, watch the road as you’re crossing.
That reminds me of 5 weeks I spent in Nairobi in the 70's. I was told, and found it to be true, if the driver was black they would stop, especially is you had a child with you, if the driver was white they might stop, if the driver was east Indian, watch out, you're likely to be run over. It was the best 5 week vacation of my life. 😃
Shame on the city for creating and perpetuating this dangerous situation in the first place. This is just a money-making scam for the police dept. God forbid Reno install traffic lights and crosswalk buttons, like a normal city would at such a huge intersection.
Wish Oklahoma city would do this. Too many times I've nearly been hit by cars not stopping or slowing, and then there are people that literally just walk across a street while there is oncoming traffic. Nobody's looking, nobody stops, nobody lives.
Have a red light to stop cars. Then the pedestrian can cross.
not necessary if drivers follow the rules.
@@anthonyklein2944 but if they don't you're dead..put a traffic light for heavens sake..cheap as chips..less than some child's life
@@bobbobbly7900 Why are you so eager to spend other people's money, and they aren't cheap about half a mil to put in a "little light" these days? Where are the responsible parents for that little child? We as a nation have strayed so far away from personal responsibility, nobody even knows what it looks like anymore. You cannot protect the ignorant, or the plain stupid from everything. That "child" you talk about likely won't use the light anymore than wait for it to change. You are correct about "Dead Right," the pedestrian bears some portion of the responsibility as well, but they do even at a light protected crossing also. "If it only saves one life, we should do it," is the battle cry of the galacticly stupid, or maybe just the lawyers. You cannot protect everyone from everything, including themselves.
You know on that note, I believe the government should build a dedicated road JUST for ME for every route I take, and your roads for you, and everyone else gets their own personal roads, because if it saves just one child's life.......that was dripping in sarcasm, by the way!!!!!
@@anthonyklein2944 so lets remove all lights and have a free for all...that was four lanes wide unless you didn't notice..and of course if you are driving down there ,you are so important in your half ton vehicle that running over a 40 kilo child is of no consequence..
@@bobbobbly7900 Well there is your problem, you would let a 40 kilo child cross that street alone, that would make them about 8-10 years old, You would be guilty of child abuse, or neglect. Yes I noticed it was a 4 lane road. I never said it was of no consequence, drivers should pay the price for disobeying traffic laws. YOU as the parent are responsible for that child, just as much as the driver is responsible to stop!! Actually to your point, if EVERYONE followed the law, we could remove all lights. Unfortunately liberals like your yourself don't want to be burdened with YOUR responsibilities, you want us to pay to protect you from yourself, and in this case your child, that you are unwilling to protect as well.
This is such a sticky situation. I realize that in theory it sounds great and is intended to protect pedestrians, but I've seen waaaaaay too many instances (including personally) where a large vehicle is stopped for a pedestrian in a crosswalk and another driver approaching the intersection from behind the larger vehicle can't see around them.
It's unfortunate and horrible to see people injured but in some cases this law isn't applied appropriately.
In my city buses load and unload near the corner of intersections. There's often no way of seeing a person that may dart out from in front of the bus to cross the street.
That’s why you must slow down near a pedestrian crossing
Always assume a child is going to dart out in front of you and drive accordingly. This was once considered a tenet of defensive driving. And don't forget the guy who ran over an assumed empty cardboard box in the street only to hear the thump that was a very small child in it.
It's been 10 years.. but you can never touch this kind of crossing in India..
Pedestrian fatalities were up 14% in 2022 in our city while 2023 stayed about the same.
I thought walking across the street in Italy was sketch till i met my friend in America. (Mississippi and Louisiana) the parts they lived they have no such thing as sidewalks or crossings. You HAVE to have a car to live out there. Apart from that beautiful place and people.
Really good episode to show the Reno Police department's hypocrisy.
I was crossing the entryway to a fast food place, still on the sidewalk almost have way to the other side of the sidewalk and some idiot just drives right in front of me almost hitting me, there's never a cop around when this happens man, most probably wouldn't a thing tho because these people do this all the time to anyone
Just straight up make it a red light and make the ticket a red light ticket
If any one on here knows Liberty Road in Randallstown MD, not a single pedestrian uses the cross walks. There are a lot of people who walk every where there and a lot of times, they cross when they feel like it. No one stops at any of the flashing crosswalks when someone is there. The speed limit is 35, but we call it the Liberty 500. Not even the cops stop at the cross walks there. Kind of scary.
The real question is why this went viral
at 1:17 reporter Sharon Spangler says, "so far this year there had been 6 fatalities, 3 of them had been pedestrians." Uhhh, isn't this a report about the dangers of pedestrians crossing an uncontrolled intersection? So if there are 6 fatalities, shouldn't all of them be pedestrians???
I don't know for sure, but I heard it as if she was stating ALL fatalities on record for the year in that town were six regardless of cause, and half of them were pedestrians.
Zebra crossing means stop for peds ✋ all this bullshit about needing red lights.
If children have to cross that street for school, the school district either needs to rezone those kids so they DON'T have to walk across or put in a crossing guard.
No you force them to stop. Its not safer by just saying everyone needs to stop for pedestrians at crosswalks.
You need a light! People are dumbasses. And have no patience
It's six lanes of traffic at regular town speeds with no traffic calming or pedestrian refuge. If someone set out to make a dangerous road crossing that drivers would ignore, this video is exactly what they would make. Traffic engineers have come up with solutions to these problems, and it's not handing out tickets.
Here's some useful info I found out there:
globaldesigningcities.org/publication/global-street-design-guide/designing-streets-people/designing-for-pedestrians/pedestrian-refuges/
Most drivers don't even know what a zebra-crossing IS...
This is all part of the dominance the car on the US road system, there just isn’t the expectation that a pedestrian has right of way and they are a lesser being for walking anyway. There doesn’t seem to be a solid convention for crosswalks anyway (happy to enlightened otherwise), seems a bit harsh to entirely blame the motorists in that environment. That’s seeing it from a UK perspective, would be interested to hear if anyone from the US can shed more light. I found crosswalks and 4 way stops the strangest things when driving in the US, everything else was easy, despite driving on the wrong side😂
You don't need a "grant" for this. This is normal police work that is already funded by tax dollars. Do your job without expecting additional compensation.
It happens in small towns as well. I live in a Village in Michigan. Try using a walker to cross at a 4 way stop! I have been almost hit 4 times and clipped once, why? Because these people do a "rolling" stop whilst on their cell phones. Then, they bitch at me because I am holding them up!! When I was using a cane to walk. I made sure no cars were stopped or coming. The closest car was 3 lengths from the stop sign, and they just went through it, while looking towards the Bay, away from me, my elbow clipped their side mirror, but the candle took out the rear passenger window. The State Trooper behind them cited them for running a stop sign, failure to yield to a pedestrian in the crosswalk, bodily harm to pedestrian, distracted driving, (on cell). Driver went to jail, passenger could not drive, no license, so the vehicle was towed. These idiots get what they deserve.
The Reno PD use/used Springfield XD pistols?
White text is the best text you can use always, even when it's over someone wearing a white shirt.
Yellow is the most visible, when its on the black tarmac
Thanks for your help ☺️
I'll wait until no cars are coming
Especially if the crosswalk is on a highway outside of a city, like at a rural bus stop for instance.
I WISH THAT THEY WOULD DO THIS IN TULSA,OKL
This is actually nice to know, looks like some people don't know this.
I have a suggestion. Why not put up a traffic light at the crossing? Then cars would surely stop when they had to.
It may or may not help, as many will accelerate to "beat" the light, but would be worth looking into.
Getting traffic lights placed in the US is extremely difficult. There's an intersection that has roads entering at an angle, hard to see around, and the road commission told us "we just don't have enough fatalities to justify placing a light there". 😳 I'd have thought 5 fatalities in 10 years and >10 MVC every summer would be enough
@@katwebster1986 I know the mentality. My town is the same way about traffic lights. A couple of years ago they put one up on one of the main roads in the area, and it was the talk of the town for months on end.
2:03 There's nothing wrong with that in my country.
The definition of "yielding" here is not to obstruct a road user (force him to change his path or speed) who has priority.
In this case, the pedestrian kept walking as he did before when the car drove by.
In Ireland we have a crossing that's Known as a Zebra crossing at and on the kerb there are "Flashing amber lights" we've had them since the 1960's when any pedestrian places a foot on to the road that person owns that and no vehicle is allowed to drive through or a fine will be issued with modern technology it's easier with number plate recognition
Irish citizen
Most crossings in the US are zebra crossings. Even at traffic lights..
*this is why i cross when i have the red light*
*i just look for the gap where i know i have 30 seconds to cross*
Kids no matter who’s has the right away, please pay attention and cross when safe. Drivers open your fuckin eyes!
They do this in my town there is a jr high school on a very busy street every body pulled over gets a ticket no warning people need to pay attention how would you like to live the rest of your life with the memories of killing a kid because you needed to check a text
Some of those idiots would blame the kid...
Same as you and everyone else by the next day you'll forget all about it and go on with your life.
@@ghettogrower3499 you must have a very dark soul I feel sorry for you
@@Quackerstacker1973 oh shut up you're the same everyone is. I know your deep dirty secret thoughts, you've even acted on some. Dirty filth in your head making you so worried someone might find out, the judgement that'll come with it after a life time of making the outside look so perfect. Everyone thinks the same "bad" things and acts on them everyone doesn't care about anyone. Start paying attention to people's eyes and you'll see it too eyes don't lie.
@@ghettogrower3499 you are a sick person you need help
$135 fine is the problem that too after several fatalities.
should be $1500 fine and jail term for first time offenders and 6 months and $10000 fine for repeat offenders.
Really, 2011?
The law in the UK has changed. If a pedestrian is waiting to cross, traffic *must* yield. Also - if a pedestrian is on *any* part of the crossing - even the other side of the road - traffic *must* stop.
Once a few of them pedestrians are run over, drivers won't have to worry about them running out into traffic. Then, I won't have to worry about another ticket there.
In my state, it's a law for drivers to stop for pedestrians within a crosswalk. Guess what? No one stops.
the officers involved met their quotas, i mean goals...