Do you agree that drivers in Phoenix are very rude?
I guess that auto insurance companies in Arizona must give discounted premiums (or some other bonus incentives) to drivers who succeed in splattering a pedestrian’s intestines on their hood and windshield. There must be no other explanation.
I’ve lived here in AZ for a year and have almost gotten run over (”knocked down” as they would say in Britain) many times by drivers who showed no intentions of slowing down for me as I tried to cross a street, although some were generous enough to swerve out the way and miss me by inches.
While I do agree with you about people’s driving habits, I can’t say pedestrians have been much better. I understand that a lot of places back East, the pedestrian has the right of way, regardless. But here there is a thing called Jaywalking. And I can’t tell you HOW many times I have seen people just dart out in the middle of the road because they don’t want to walk down to the cross walk either.
So yeah, I just think it’s a combination of both things, rude drivers and careless pedestrians!