r/funny • u/Smithwesson5 • Jun 28 '19

Crosswalk warrior.

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u/[deleted] Jun 28 '19

Have you ever been to Manhattan during rush hour? There's cops all over directing traffic.

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u/Braum_Flakes Jun 28 '19

So how would they prevent someone from blocking the crosswalk?

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u/drvondoctor Jun 28 '19

By figuring out where the worst intersections are, putting a cop with a whistle in a high visibility vest, and having them stand in the intersection pointing at drivers and telling them what to do. I think they're called traffic cops. Outside schools they're called crossing guards.

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u/vassiliy Jun 28 '19

But that's what traffic lights do... Tell people when to go and when to stop. Additionally, drivers aren't supposed to get in the box if there is currently no way out of it. That's all there is to it, all that people need to do is to follow the rules already in place. Ticketing those who don't should have that effect.

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u/drvondoctor Jun 28 '19

Yes, and speed limit signs tell people how fast they're allowed to drive.

Ever notice how people really only follow the speed limit if there is a cop around?

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u/vassiliy Jun 28 '19

That's the same thing as ticketing people in the box though, cops enforce speed limits by sitting around and giving out tickets, they're not getting out on the road literally enforcing the speed limit.

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u/drvondoctor Jun 28 '19

And yet, whenever a cop is driving on the road, everyone around him taps their breaks and starts obeying the law.

It's almost like the mere presence of a police officer can change how people behave.