to think that adults don't need 'to wait for the green man'?

[MrsWooster]

why, on a reasonably quiet road, would a grown person press the button on a pelican crossing and wait while NO TRAFFIC GOES BY until the green man flashes? what happeed to common sense, judging the traffic and being a fucking adult?!
usual caveats apply of SN or if you've got kids and are trying to train them not to spring into the road like gazelles.

I always stand at zebra crossings with a toe in the road until I am certain the approaching car has come to a stop. Probably really annoys drivers, but as someone with a visual impairment, I need to be sure, and there are always some who don't!