Frogger (August 31, 2007)

Emily told me about how in London cars have to yield to pedestrians at the cross walk. In Budapest it’s the opposite. You are risking your life if you venture into the road when the crosswalk signal is red. Even if one car stops for you, this doesn’t mean that those in any other lanes will. Oftentimes these cars fly up out of nowhere and on more than one occasion I have heard drivers shouting profanities at walkers. Our director warned us that sometimes cars even speed up when they see walkers! I feel must like a 3rd grader again learning to cross the road by myself.