As a pedestrian have you ever

Been stopped by law enforcement?

I walked three blocks to a convenient store this afternoon. Watchin traffic I crossed 4 lanes but didn't use a cross walk. Was stopped in the parking lot. "Trying to warn about road fatalities" Then asked for Id which I hadn't brought with me. Name, DOB, SS# my address. Then he ran my name. Took my photo.

For crossing the street.

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SinlessOnslaught · M

And there weren't any crosswalks within a reasonable distance?

Punxi · F

@SinlessOnslaught Oh sure. Decent two city blocks between them. I was bout in the middle...right across from the store. Technically it is illegal...looked it up.

SinlessOnslaught · M

@Punxi 😡 Walking is a natural human ability. If there are no nearby crosswalks, and you're being careful, you should NOT be detained AT ALL. You were not in the wrong.

Punxi · F

@SinlessOnslaught I certainly was in no danger. Not a highway. This dude was all business however. Crazy.

SinlessOnslaught · M

@Punxi This is the problem I have with infrastructure. 100 years ago we built a road for cars. When that got filled, we built another. And we did it over and over until we have a shitty system where we keep building roads that just keep getting filled.

We need to build pathways for ALL KINDS OF TRANSPORTATION. Not just cars.

The world is becoming hostile toward people who have to walk. Which is all of us, sometimes.

Stop the bullshit. Make all forms of transportation viable. Not JUST cars.