I was verbally assaulted by a young man driving the car (Dark grey Toyota Camary - MN plate ZUY 227) in this photo. He was angry because a car in front of him at the corner of Dayton and Western in St. Paul stopped for me an my dog to cross the street. He was driving aggressively and came to a sudden stop and honked. He continued to scream at me for my "illegal" crossing of the street. He continued to claim pedestrians only have the right of way when there is a sign or painted cross walk. He is wrong. The woman who courtesly stopped to allow me and my dog to cross was following the law. Being stupid or ignorant of the law doesn't make you right no matter how loud or profane you are.
He stated he was the owner of the AA Market and he and the old man behind the counter banned me from their store. What a loss, I can no longer shop at a fire hazard convenience store with exorbitant prices and out of date milk and bread that hasn't been cleaned in years.
Both of these men need classes in anger management. While I don't expect this review to impact their business or their crazy behavior, I thought the neighborhood should know about their complete lack of intelligence, integrity and character.
The following is from the St. Paul, Minneapolis and MN DOT rules and regulations regarding pedestrian crossings.
Pedestrians generally have the right-of-way at all intersections and crosswalks--whether marked or unmarked--even when there is no stop sign or traffic light, provided they enter the roadway safely.
At Intersections and Crosswalks: Motorists are legally required to yield or stop for pedestrians crossing at any marked or unmarked crosswalk at an intersection.
The one thing the dim witted young man was correct about was when he asked is it ok if you try to cross a highway and expect cars to stop? No, in that case I would have been in the wrong. But Dayton and Western are residential streets with 25 mph speed limit. Time for someone to retake their drivers education classes. read more
