on walking in nashville
I have to say, Nashville is not very pedestrian friendly. I try to walk as much as possible, since part of the reason that we are paying so much damn rent is so that I can. Well, I’m not going to stop doing it, but it’s not really the most enjoyable part of my day. Most intersections don’t even have crosswalks, and no driver around here ever seems to have heard of the “pedestrians have right of way” rule. In fact, no driver around here ever seems to even notice pedestrians.
The other day I was in the middle of crossing the road - the light was in my favor, and no car was in sight in any direction - when some guy comes speeding up to the intersection and starts his turn. In fact he was halfway through his turn before noticing me about 6 inches from his bumper. Lucky for me, he stopped in time. I stared at him, shocked, since I was clearly in the middle of where there should have been a crosswalk when he started his turn. He stared back at me, apparently shocked at my presence on a road obviously meant only for automobiles.
