I've lived and commuted in black & brown neighborhoods for years. The culture around driving is a lot different and more aggressive than in white suburbs, white brodozers excluded.
I can't say I've ever lived in a white, American neighborhood, but pedestrians around me have a very risky attitude when interacting with traffic crossings etc. There are of course really good reasons why people here may need to cross the street ASAP.
I have no idea how that compares to the burbs etc., but would hazard to guess that overall quality of life, stress levels etc. has a lot to do with it.
absolutely. in the hood, crosswalks are always suggestions. you're pretty much as likely to get hit crossing a street (as a pedestrian) when the WALK sign is on cuz some dude in a bashed up car with "dealer plates" didn't want to wait as you are jaywalking when the coast is clear. in suburbs, white people will wait full minutes for the crosswalk to tell them it's okay to go even if there are no cars in any direction.
I've lived and commuted in black & brown neighborhoods for years. The culture around driving is a lot different and more aggressive than in white suburbs, white brodozers excluded.
I can't say I've ever lived in a white, American neighborhood, but pedestrians around me have a very risky attitude when interacting with traffic crossings etc. There are of course really good reasons why people here may need to cross the street ASAP. I have no idea how that compares to the burbs etc., but would hazard to guess that overall quality of life, stress levels etc. has a lot to do with it.
absolutely. in the hood, crosswalks are always suggestions. you're pretty much as likely to get hit crossing a street (as a pedestrian) when the WALK sign is on cuz some dude in a bashed up car with "dealer plates" didn't want to wait as you are jaywalking when the coast is clear. in suburbs, white people will wait full minutes for the crosswalk to tell them it's okay to go even if there are no cars in any direction.