In response to Ms. Ashby’s article, I have noticed a problem with pedestrians crossing the road as well. The problem I have seen is not with the drivers, it is with the pedestrians.

If you want to say that the drivers are lazy, I guess you should say that the pedestrians are lazy as well.

I would hope that when the students were younger, their parents told them to look both ways before crossing the street. However, some students seem to have forgotten that.

It has gotten so bad now, that there are signs at every crosswalk telling the students that it takes two (you and the drivers) to make the crosswalk work.

Some students are so hard-headed, believing that they can cross at any time without making sure it is safe because they have the right-of-way, or could it be that they think they are bigger than the vehicle and that they will make it stop?

I know it’s the law to let pedestrians cross, but we can’t stop on the dime like they can.

If pedestrians are too lazy or are too much in a rush to get to class (while talking on a cell phone) to look both ways to make sure that it is safe to cross, then they get what they deserve.

Most pedestrians are too busy talking on their phones and would rather believe that the driver must stop for them because it is the law for the drivers to do so. Well, like the signs say...IT TAKES TWO. First, the pedestrians must STOP to make sure it is safe to walk, and when it is (by that, I mean that the cars have stopped so you can walk), they may go on ahead and get to class or wherever they are trying to go. Trust me, the drivers will stop if they are sure that pedestrians are going to stop and are actually needing to cross the road.

This problem sits heavily on the shoulders of the pedestrians. Just remember, it takes common sense when crossing a busy road.

Let’s just hope most pedestrians on this campus have some when it comes time to cross the road so this problem won’t be blamed solely on the drivers.

Shaun Awtry is an accounting major from Mt. Pleasant, Tenn.