Not to Rant, but
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St. Jude Donor '05-'06
It is just not the kids, I see it with the adults here in Chicago when I walk to work every day. 
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St. Jude Donor '08-'09-'10-'11-'12-'13-'14-'15-'16-'17-'18- '19
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[Chris@East Coast Supercharging]quit your damn cryin' 
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Oh, I see......you whistle a different tune since you moved from Northern to Southern Jersey. There are no crosswalks, hell....you don't even have sidewalks, the only traffic signal is by the Wa-Wa. You send Marc for your chocolate milk because you forgot what the red, yellow and green lights mean. Which light is on the top?
green, yellow or red?
Don't ask Doug.......you should know this.
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Oh, I see......you whistle a different tune since you moved from Northern to Southern Jersey. There are no crosswalks, hell....you don't even have sidewalks, the only traffic signal is by the Wa-Wa. You send Marc for your chocolate milk because you forgot what the red, yellow and green lights mean. Which light is on the top?
green, yellow or red? Don't ask Doug.......you should know this.
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St. Jude Donor '15
Originally Posted by Zilla
It is just not the kids, I see it with the adults here in Chicago when I walk to work every day.
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From: Wickliffe OH
My observation is in retail store, strip centers, parking lots. People, of any age, will step off of the sidewalk and out into the drive without looking assuming that they have the right of way and that you have to stop for them.
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St. Jude Donor '05-'08
yesterday on my daily bike ride down the bike trail I saw a kid turn around onto the street without looking. A big Blazer (I mean big - one of those 80s one) had to slam on the brakes. The kid barely looked back.
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well as a 16 year old allow me to add my $0.02....the solution is simple...dont stop...
BTW...do those deer repellers work on teenagers too (this may seem a little Ironic coming from me but i share in the same problems
BTW...do those deer repellers work on teenagers too (this may seem a little Ironic coming from me but i share in the same problems
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From: McKinney TX
There used to be a "crew" from a neighboring tenant in my office building that would intentionally walk across the lot when they'd see any car coming......one time I had too much of it and downshifted to first and watched em scatter.
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From: saint charles
Originally Posted by saniterium92128
It happens all the time to me now in the C4, and it did when I had the Rustang. You gotta remember, the average person is as dumb as a box of rocks (especially teenagers), and their actions show it.
Just make sure you don't hit one of 'em. 
Just make sure you don't hit one of 'em. 
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Originally Posted by Wicked Weasel
Not to rant, but WTF is going on with these kids these days that they walk right out infront of my C5 like they own the street.
Yesterday I was coming to an intersection and the light was green. A couple of 14 year olds just walked right out in front of me and I had to slam on the brakes. They took their sweeet time crossing too.
This is also not the first time this has happened. A few weeks back some kids just standing in the road would not move out of the way.
I hope they out grow this otherwise the future is looking very dim (witted)....
Yesterday I was coming to an intersection and the light was green. A couple of 14 year olds just walked right out in front of me and I had to slam on the brakes. They took their sweeet time crossing too.
This is also not the first time this has happened. A few weeks back some kids just standing in the road would not move out of the way.
I hope they out grow this otherwise the future is looking very dim (witted)....
Dont you wish you could just get really close to tagging them to scare the hell out of them? That type of thing bugs me too. If they had any respect at all they would hurry up and cross or wait till you pass.
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From: Bealeton Virginia
It's called the downward slide in our society. When I started high school, jeans were not allowed....collared shirts were mandatory....hair was not allowed below the collar, etc. Straight downhill from there.
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From: Shanghai
Originally Posted by saniterium92128
It happens all the time to me now in the C4, and it did when I had the Rustang. You gotta remember, the average person is as dumb as a box of rocks (especially teenagers), and their actions show it. Just make sure you don't hit one of 'em.
Just make sure you don't hit one of 'em. 
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From: North of Atlanta GA
St. Jude Donor '05
Originally Posted by Wicked Weasel
Not to rant, but WTF is going on with these kids these days that they walk right out infront of my C5 like they own the street.
Yesterday I was coming to an intersection and the light was green. A couple of 14 year olds just walked right out in front of me and I had to slam on the brakes. They took their sweeet time crossing too.
This is also not the first time this has happened. A few weeks back some kids just standing in the road would not move out of the way.
I hope they out grow this otherwise the future is looking very dim (witted)....
Yesterday I was coming to an intersection and the light was green. A couple of 14 year olds just walked right out in front of me and I had to slam on the brakes. They took their sweeet time crossing too.
This is also not the first time this has happened. A few weeks back some kids just standing in the road would not move out of the way.
I hope they out grow this otherwise the future is looking very dim (witted)....
A lot of young people are fairly stupid, but the real problem is they don't realize they are stupid. They haven't been through the bumps of life yet.
