Comments on: Yield, Schmield

By: Chris

Chris — Tue, 11 May 2010 19:46:07 +0000

How do they measure the yielding? Seems like a difficult figure to be accurate about, right?

By: JeremyG

JeremyG — Mon, 10 May 2010 18:08:44 +0000

While my expectations are low – I mean it IS Gainesville – the variability of the sign offers some feedback to the driver and an opportunity to take some ownership of the issue (again, with low expectations of benevolence by the driver). Read more about it here:

http://sexdrugsandhighwaysafety.wordpress.com/2010/04/07/the-psychology-of-ownership/

By: Kevin Steinhardt

Kevin Steinhardt — Fri, 07 May 2010 17:48:35 +0000

I would love a couple of signs like this around Cambridge, for all kinds of offences. I guess in the US it’s unlawful to fail to yield (give way?) to pedestrians at junctions; no?—sorry; my US traffic legislation knowledge is limited to almost nothing.

By: Rev. Nathan Speer

Rev. Nathan Speer — Fri, 07 May 2010 17:27:53 +0000

Yielding seems to only work in my area where they’ve layed dwon those LED strips flashing to let drivers know someone is crossing.

I used to yield all the time, but I’ve found it much more dangerous to both drivers and pedestrians. People don’t understand why everyone’s stopped and honks their horn and rams through.

By: Bossi

Bossi — Fri, 07 May 2010 13:13:52 +0000

Yield rates can vary so much based on the design of the crosswalks, and from browsing Gainesville on Streetview: most of their uncontrolled crosswalks are pretty lousy. As harsh as it sounds, given multithreat risks: if I were driving through there I probably wouldn’t yield.

By: Eileen

Eileen — Thu, 06 May 2010 22:26:53 +0000

It would be interesting to see whether the “yield” rates would go up (or down) if they put up signs announcing the amount of the fine before some of the crosswalks.

By: Opus the Poet

Opus the Poet — Thu, 06 May 2010 20:00:27 +0000

That’s abysmal, but still better than most jurisdictions without frequent “sting” operations that give out tickets for failing to yield to the cop in the crosswalk.