Do you get mad when jaywalkers occupy roads while you drive?

Well, I do not drive, but I often sit besides my husband when he drives. Over here in my country, people do also jaywalk as well. For us, we will usually horn the jaywalkers when we saw them from a distance away. Most of them will quicken their pace to cross the road. Only a small minority will still continue to walk slowly to the other side of the road. My husband usually had to slow down in order to prevent hitting these people. We do get mad at this type of jaywalkers. They behave as though they own the road, and sometimes even walk in the center of the road. Well, I do think that sometimes if you had done all to get their attention, but they did not get it, it's in a way "good" to teach them a lesson, by just stopping just in front of them. We don't have such experience though, as they did finish crossing the road when we pass by them in slow cruising speed... It's quite irritating when people just take their own sweet time crossing the road, especially when you are in a rush of time to go somewhere.

You hit someone? On purpose? You really need to get control of your road rage!

This is an regular phenomenon in the Indian roads. Even when we sound our horn the people do not even bother to move. What to do, that is the Indian mentality. In India the roads are for the pedesterians and the cattle. This is because we do not have a foot path for the pedestrians, and wherever there is a foot path, it is taken over by vendors. You are lucky, the man you hit retired to a corner, some times they break the wind shield of the car or they break the head light or something like that.

I think when you go to the court of law you will always win your case. Remember you are taxed for driving on the road and that itself is a valid point to win your case while jaywalkers are not supposed to occupy the road meant for cars as he is a free walker, not licensed to walk in the middle of the road when there are traffic. I can't tolerate jaywalkers who are not bothered with other road users. I normally will blast my horn and raise the accelerator to warn him to clear off the road.

There's always a problem with walkers here where I live. Brazen kids will walk side by side as far out on the road as there are kids. On girl that lives here is famous for doing that and it is irritating, I've told her parents but they just laugh it off. She's old enough to drive now and I pity anyone who tries what she use to do when she comes barreling down the road, she drives like a lunatic. I wouldn't touch anyone wiyh a car, it's asking for trouble. The law here says the pedestrian has the right of way. It's up to law enforcement to fine anyone for jay walking. That seems like a forgotten law. When I was 6 years old, three of us were running home for lunch from school. We ran out around some older kids who were walking in the road and the RCMP came along and saw it. We ended up getting letters sent home to our parents and that was a big thing back over 40 years ago. Never got in trouble at home but never ran out in the road anymore after that.

I don't have a car but I a really annoyed whenever people seem to occupy the road even if the sidewalk is clear of vendors and other stuff. I don't think that what you did with the passersby is correct since it is against the rule of man and the rule of God to hurt other people no matter what is your reason and no matter how small is your intention.

this hasn't happened to me, but these days you cant do that because you can easily be sued for touching someone the wrong way, if he didnt hear i would just beep the horn louder and louder till he moved because an accident could be caused by you having to cut your speed

Hi Jshekhar, these are usually inconsiderate people, who feel that they are kings of the road; so cars must give way to them, despite the fact that it is them who are obstructing traffic. However, be careful about 'ramming' them down. Over here, we have people like them, who deliberately obstruct traffic, testing your patience. If your car should even touch them a bit, they will pretend to have serious injuries (broken kneecaps or whatever), raise a hoohah, and try to get money out from you. I get very irritated, annoyed, angry with these morons, but the only thing I can do, is lean hard on my horn, and hope it will annoy and embarass them as well.

here we dont to much have that problem. if we run into someone we would probably go to jail for one thing. for another most people know if they step out in front of a car, most likely they will get ran over

Has this happened to you?No, I do not drive. Or been hit by a car because I was blocking the road Was I right in doing it?My opinion is no, what if you have lost control of your car and done more damage than what you just did? Do you get irritated when people do this while you drive?I do not drive, I do not get irritated, I get upset when people let their dogs run, and cross the streets, it is weird to me that I lost a dog this year, and I had him on a leash when he got run over, to me it is very upsetting to see dogs cross the street like that.

I agree it is hard to control temper in such cases. Some people just ignor when and how they should walk on the roads. In stead of using the pedestrian, they walk on the streets, and some bicyclers like to talk in parallel taking a big portion of the road. The car drivers are the victims of taking a lion share responsibility, so in whatever situation, control of temper is needed just for their own sake.

I also never experienced it, but I do not dare to strike. I only sound the horn and shouting.

In my country where most prefer to take the public transport due to bad traffic, this is very common - people crossing the streets even when they see bold letters saying 'No Jaywalking". It's annoying, yes, and it's tempting to do that sometimes, but I won't even dare try. If you bump another person with your car even if it's his fault, you will still be the one liable for physical injury resulting from reckless imprudence, and you're sure to end up in jail and pay the damages caused to that person.