american pedestrian crossings are so much more unnecessarily dangerous than israeli ones, and i know that because last night i tried walking """across the street""" from the hotel and i felt like i was playing frogger
did you know? cars turning right on red lights does NOT have to be normal! did you know 2? cars turning left and right when pedestrians have a green light next to them does NOT have to be normal! did you know 3? dark unlit roads with giant interchanges that have absolutely no sidewalks do NOT have to be normal!
420 mention (transportation and sidewalks)
and today i need to go to the dispensary on the other side of the interstate -- a 3 minute drive at worst -- but the state of sidewalklessness means i'll have to either: 1. walk 55 minutes through a scenic walking trail; or
2. take a bus that comes by once every hour for literally just 3 stops; or
3. take an uber/lyft whose driver will have to spend more time coming to pick me up than actually driving me; or
4. find a dispensary that could deliver to me at the hotel when i don't have a local cell phone number
