The young girl that nearly hit me was talking on the phone. I waved at her to get her attention and instead of stopping or slowing, she waved at me like I was her friend saying hello.

I found that flailing my arms at them and looking pissed off gets their attention better.

And we have the same traffic problems here in Ardmore, too. Trying to cross Anderson Ave. in the morning is almost always a problem.

Doug is correct - the only pedestrtians possibly paid attention to on occasion are aggressive pedestrians - yep - you have to make the drivers look at you, wave your arms, and even YELL. It sucks.

Of course, it would help if the police had enough manpower to police pedestrian crossing areas - even if in Bryn Mawr (as an example) it were only at the intersection of Bryn Mawr Ave and Lancaster or in front of the Bryn Mawr Film institute...In Ardmore, take your pick, no one stops for pedestrians even in front of police, no one give a hoot about pedestrians.

Wanna know how bad our drivers are 'round these thar parts? Look at this photo:

Even a bicycle police officer is on the sidewalk when they can be.

And these remind us of why people SHOULD stop but don't:

Haverford PA

Fatal Bryn Mawr Accident

One of the many accidents at Pennswood Rd and Montgomery Ave in Bryn Mawr

Cleaning up one of the frequent accidents or fender benders at Haverford Station Road and Lancaster in Haverford

We could go on and on and on about how unfriendly this area is to pedestrians. Better enforcement would help, but it's not all that - part of our pedestrian unfriendly atmosphere stems from the arrogance and "me firstness" of a lot of the people behind the wheel...they are all so important they can just run us over..and we also can't forget those fools who persist in jay walking:

sorry almost double commented in error