New Jersey Blows

Just the other day I was driving through a small industrial park. One of the companies has multiple buildings on opposite sides of a narrow two-lane road (where the speed limit is 25MPH), so there is a lot of pedestrian traffic as the workers move between buildings throughout the day.

There is a clearly marked crosswalk, complete with a big reflective sign standing between the lanes that says “State Law: Yield To Pedestrians in Crosswalk.” As I was driving, I stopped to let a small group of people cross. As they’re crossing, some bonehead behind me doesn’t like the fact that I stopped so he decided to pass me and had to slam on his brakes to avoid hitting the pedestrians.

If I’m stopped in front of a crosswalk, DO YOU THINK I’M DOING IT BECAUSE I’M BORED? “Gee, I wish could break up the monotony of driving - Hey! I know, I’ll just stop here in front of this crosswalk!” I STOPPED BECAUSE THERE WERE PEDESTRIANS CROSSING. Why would anyone in their right mind try to pass someone at a crosswalk?

Even if it wasn’t a state law, it’s courteous to yield to pedestrians, however the fact that it is a state law still doesn’t stop most people in NJ from not stopping for pedestrians.

FUCK NEW JERSEY!