To think if you press the button on the crossing it should be fucking illegal to cross before you get the green man?

[nicenewone1]

If you are stopping the traffic, do not cross when there is a gap in the traffic, you pressed the fucking button so you wait for the green man!

All the stopping and starting adds to the pollution and it really fucks me off when I stop and they have already crossed and are on their merry way!

It can't be just me can it that thinks people who do this are inconsiderate, selfish and rude with no thought for the environment?

Err...
If they press the button and wait, you have to stop.
If they press it and cross anyway, you have to stop.
What difference does it make to you??
Did it not occur to you that they might press it to give them an opportunity to cross in case there is no gap in the circulation?
Seing how long the wait is for pedestrians to get a green and how short the "green man" time is, I really understand them!

for God's sake ask your husbands about this, they are more likely to get it. Then get them to explain it to you

So why would someone in Germany wait at a crossing with not a car in sight? Surely they would not press it and walk safely across

are you sure it's me who is nuts?

I don't have a husband, how will I ever get to the bottom of this mystery

nicenewone
Go to Germany and learn about the world.
They will stand by the little red man (timed because of traffic lights)
even if no cars are visible in any direction

So how do you cross the road, OP? If crossing at the green man is wasting people's time, and crossing when there isn't a green man is jaywalking? Do you tunnel underneath?

What we need to know is: nicenewone1 when you cross the road do you ever press that button and not wait for the green man? Is this your secret vice? Should there be a twelve-step plan? Are you desperate for society to stop you, even throw you in jail if all else fails?

Again, ask your husbands

My partner doesn't drive. How on earth am I going to solve this conundrum

I think OP is Tufty the Squirrel gone rogue. Few decades of booze later,
the only people who ever call are hit nostalgia shows nobody ever watches, and now he roams the streets bellowing incoherently at anyone standing near a road.

Tufty the Squirrel gone rogue

rofl

In Germany they wait because they have a stronger sense of following road rules, not at all because of pollution!

The germans wait because have self control and don't need instant gratification

On an entirely serious note not that this thread warrants it I have as a pedestrian often felt mildly guilty when crossing before the green man, knowing traffic behind will have to stop anyway. But not once as a driver have I even thought twice about stopping at lights when no pedestrian is crossing. If it's even crossed my mind I've thought 'oh well, they must have crossed already' but mostly I'm focussing on any other potential hazards that might be approaching as I prepare to pull away again at the green light.

I also don't get annoyed by slow learner drivers, people driving within the speed limit (seems I'm in a minority in London on that one though) or people taking ages to cross at zebra crossings.

No of times I have been run over = 0
No of times DH has been run over = 1

I'm really not going to get him to explain how to cross a road to me.

The issue here is pedestrian crossings which take ages to stop the traffic. Pedestrians usually have an opportunity to cross before the traffic has been stopped, so it is the crossing which is causing the inconvenience.

I've just seen this info graphic. I've not eaten meat in 20 years. I'm going to run around pressing all the pedestrian crossing lights tomorrow.

Picture - hopefully.

I'm going to dress up as Catherine Tates nan character and take 4.8 minutes to cross the rd............precisely !

OP expects me to wait for the green man to cross a road even though the road is totally empty both ways now, but it was busy when I pressed the button............
DFOD. Not going to happen. Ever.

I hope you live near me so I can snigger at your apoplexy!

My DH says that he is confident I know how to cross the road, we both did tufty club.

Oh and DH says you're a twat

Because the crossings in question were not pure pedestrian crossings with a button. They were lights to control vehicle and pedestrian traffic at junctions, running on a predetermined cycle. And still the Germans waited.