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Wednesday, April 27, 2011

COURTESY ON THE STREETS OF NORTH AMERICA

COMMON TO PEDESTRIANS, CYCLISTS, SKATEBOARDERS, CARS, AND TRUCKS:

Do not wear hoodies, or other head gear, which will block your vision to the side.
Do not use celphones, or earphones, which will distract you, or block your hearing.
Keep to the right so others can pass. (Regardless of your speed)
Do not make sudden turns, or stops. Check behind you first.
Don’t try to squeeze into the line up. Join the back of the line or wait until you get to the merge point.
Do not enter an intersection if the light is orange, or red, or if the white man has turned to a red hand.
Do not speed up to try to get into an intersection before the light turns, orange, or red.
Once in an intersection, go through, don’t slow down.
And ABSOLUTELY NO cel phones in an intersection.

CYCLISTS:
Stay as close to the curb as possible.
Do not turn left from the middle of a street, go through the intersection then change direction.
Single file only.
Use your mirrors so you don’t have to turn your head.
Use your bell to warn others when on a path.

PEDESTRIANS:
No spitting where others have to walk.
Keep you garbage, butts, gum, etc. in your pocket until you reach a trash bin.
When you reach an intersection; stop, look, listen, control your children, and pets.

MOTORISTS:
Don’t open your door and empty your ashtray, or coffee cup.
Don’t throw your pee bottles out the window.
Save all your garbage until the next time you stop for fuel and use the trash bin.
Never throw a hot; match, cigar, butt, etc, out, regardless of the weather. Use your ashtray.
Don’t honk your horn. Newer vehicles are too well insulated, the driver that irritated you won’t be able to hear you and you, in turn, are irritating those around you. Remember, the horn is an emergency warning device and is only to be used to warn someone of imminent danger.
Pedestrians on, or entering onto, a crosswalk, have the right of way.
Every intersection has at least three crosswalks, even though they may not be marked.
THE ABOVE are only a few of the more common courtesies. I am sure that with a little common sense you can think of many more.
Also note, that many of the above courtesies are also laws under the motor vehicle act of virtually every; municipality, province, and state.

NOTE: UNDER THE MOTOR VEHICLE ACT:
A crosswalk is part of an intersection, an extension of the sidewalk.
A bicycle is a vehicle.

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