Walking in Newark might not be safer then driving, but at least it is faster. The university can boast that its students have some of the nicest, priciest cars on a college campus. However, these flashy vehicles pose a deadly threat to the students on this campus. People do not seem not to understand the 20 and 15 mph speed limits, maybe that is why red lights in this town seem to last for 10 minutes. Having a car on campus is supposed to be a privilege, but getting stopped at every light or not being able to turn right on red lights is overlooked. We are in the last weeks of school and the weather has been nice, so theoretically there should be no long lines of cars on Main Street or South College Avenue, which by far are the worst places to drive and even walk on. Every time I drive down South College Avenue, I never see anyone waiting at the crosswalks because everyone sees the need to jaywalk sporadically down the street to get to class. So instead of slamming on my brakes once, I have to every five seconds because there is another college student frantically running to class because he is late, or there is a girl having a deep conversation on her cell phone. Maybe this is why my brakes squeak. This is not Vancouver, where pedestrians have the right away, this is Newark, Del. Follow the blinking hand, it is there to remind you that the light is about to change. Lets take a look at the worst lights and places on campus where people periodically see their lives flash in front of their eyes. The longest light on campus is at the end of Academy Street where it meets Main Street right past the firehouse. Literally, I have sat at that light for 10 minutes because it only stays green for approximately 15 seconds. Most of the time it is not because I am going too slow, but because people spend too much time yelling obscene comments at girls walking past, and they drive through the yellow, thinking it is some funny game. Meanwhile, they leave the 10 cars behind them to sit at another light. In all honesty, there is no real reason to speed. If you are late already, what is another five minutes? Reevaluate life and realize that speeding with the risk of hitting someone is not worth it. Because gasoline is so expensive right now I see no need to drive, and I do not want to have a subpoena delivered to my apartment because I hit some kid walking across Main Street by the crosswalk at Dunkin Donuts, which I believe to be the most dangerous crosswalk in town. I really have nothing against people who drive through campus. I just wish they would do so in a safe manner. I am literally scared of being run over. Stop for people if you can seem them visibly waiting to cross the road. For those of you with the expensive cars, why bother going fast? I already know that your car can do that. Why not go slow and show off how beautiful your expensive car is? That way you can be safe and a supercilious show-off at the same time.
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