Overpowered pedestrians Bashny.Net

In Moscow motorists a new hobby. For the second week as one stop before the crosswalk. And even if by the rules like it is not necessary - that is, the pedestrian has not yet set foot on the roadway.

Moreover, I have personally seen multiple instances where the car stopped in front of people crossing the road in the wrong place! And it is already impossible to do business.

Some observers say it's all about increasing fines. Allegedly, from May 22 for not missed a pedestrian you have to pay 1000 rubles instead of 100 as before. But this is a very superficial observation.
The fact that all the stops. And yet issued under Brezhnev Jihad taxi and airbrush painted Porsche Cayenne one hundred and fifty thousand dollars. And is there for the driver of the Porsche difference between a hundred and a thousand rubles rubles? There is such a difference for him. Moreover - for not passing pedestrians but fined before, and now do not fine.

The reason for such drastic changes in behavior Moscow drivers I see it totally different. The fact that Muscovites are no worse than residents of any other European city, there spoke to us polls Western publications. And metropolitan driver never had to lay down and take the pedestrians. But this is contrary to the generally accepted standards of behavior. That is, if you stop before the crosswalk across a wide avenue in Moscow, it was pointless - because no one else would stop. And pedestrian at best, could not cross the road, and in the worst case strayed racing car immediately after passing your car.

A change in the size of penalties for failure to stop before moving on was simply a general signal. And as soon as the driver saw that he was not alone brakes before entering - the situation immediately changed. Standard behavior changed. Some time ago, something similar happened with seat belts. Such penalties associated with common signal announced ride with wearing a seat no longer ashamed. It no longer means that you are not confident.

Here it is - the most simple and effective way to change entrenched behaviors. Not repression and prohibitions - and soft switching to the new, already mature behaviors. The capital's drivers want to pedestrians, but they are not waiting for a signal from the traffic police and other drivers. And now they got the signal.

Now we have to submit any such signal to pedestrians. That they no longer have finally shove to red.

via mrparker





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