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ext_12745 ([identity profile] lamentables.livejournal.com) wrote in [personal profile] steepholm 2012-01-04 06:18 pm (UTC)

I live in a place where the streets are not designed for modern traffic - there's a lot of giving way and being thoughtful required to make things work. About 90% of the time drivers politely thank each other and acknowledge the thanks. I think that makes everyone feel better and helps it feel as though the world is working smoothly.

Zebra crossings seem much the same to me. As a pedestrian I acknowledge drivers when they stop for me - if nothing else, it seems worth saying 'thanks for not being an arsehole'. And as a driver, I smile at the pedestrians when I've stopped for them.

I do also enjoy yelling obscenities at rude drivers and those who don't stop at zebra crossings.

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