This happens virtually every single day. Drivers in Chicago would rather commit vehicular manslaughter than wait 5 seconds for someone to cross.

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    10 hours ago

    …chicago?

    Bruh… this is common in EVERY single car-centric municipality. I walk in toronto, a whole different country , and THIS is a daily occurrence for me. Even when I get the license plates ofo the people who do it and report them… nothing happens…

    And as far as Im concerned THIS is exactly what most people want, chicago or toronto, since there hasnt been a subtantial action substantiated by people to change this … so…

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      8 hours ago

      You’d be beaten to a fine pulp if you acted like this in Europe.

      Meanwhile, in Asia where lots of countries have a different system/culture, the cars would not go that fast when passing by a pedestrian. The idea is basically that pedestrians just walk into the road and the cars adjust their speed to allow the pedestrians to pass.