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When you see a crosswalk what goes through your mind? Should you just walk or actually wait for it to change? I think it’s kind of silly this is even a law anymore; maybe it should just be for minors as adults are smart enough to look both ways before crossing a street.

Some of the places where the crosswalks are located are a joke. Where this one is located I could jump across the street if I had a big enough run up to it but instead I have to wait five minutes to cross – I just don’t get why everybody makes such a big deal about them. If cars can make right turns on red then the public should be able to walk across the street when no cars are coming.

In fact, I find I am in more danger from the cars turning right on red then a run-away car might be. Next time you walk across a crosswalk watch and see the eager car waiting to turn, as you make one foot past their bumper they zoom past you. What I like to do is slow down and let them know I have the right away. Or just stop and walk back the other way to really get under their skin. Be careful out there.

I added a bit of artistic style to this shot. I was riding around in a car with my friend and took this one through their car’s tinted window. It acted as a natural polarizing filter of sorts with a nice fade effect. I took a few shots of it changing and combined them together in the computer to pose the question about the effectiveness of crosswalks.

From what I have learned, crosswalks in Los Angeles County don’t change the stop lights they just turn on the crosswalk lights for the next round of signals.

Nathaniel Nickels Photography - http://www.facebook.com/5centphotos/

When you see a crosswalk what goes through your mind? Should you just walk or actually wait for it to change? I think it’s kind of silly this is even a law anymore; maybe it should just be for minors as adults are smart enough to look both ways before crossing a street.

Some of the places where the crosswalks are located are a joke. Where this one is located I could jump across the street if I had a big enough run up to it but instead I have to wait five minutes to cross – I just don’t get why everybody makes such a big deal about them. If cars can make right turns on red then the public should be able to walk across the street when no cars are coming.

In fact, I find I am in more danger from the cars turning right on red then a run-away car might be. Next time you walk across a crosswalk watch and see the eager car waiting to turn, as you make one foot past their bumper they zoom past you. What I like to do is slow down and let them know I have the right away. Or just stop and walk back the other way to really get under their skin. Be careful out there.

I added a bit of artistic style to this shot. I was riding around in a car with my friend and took this one through their car’s tinted window. It acted as a natural polarizing filter of sorts with a nice fade effect. I took a few shots of it changing and combined them together in the computer to pose the question about the effectiveness of crosswalks.

From what I have learned, crosswalks in Los Angeles County don’t change the stop lights they just turn on the crosswalk lights for the next round of signals.