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Originally Posted by Not Afraid

More driving pet peeves:

Pedestrians have the right of way in when crossing the street at a corner even if there is not crosswalk painted on the street. But, pedestrians, please use a craosswlak if there is one close by and don't just cross a busy street whenever and wherever you feel like it.

ABSOLUTELY. Yes, pedestrians have the right of way. And knowing this, it gets abused. Because if they do dart out into the street, I'm not in the right to EVER mow them down. Ergo, Ventura Boulevard is a nightmare of cell chattin', Coffee Bean carrying traffic darters. Use the CROSSWALK! (Because when I'm cell chattin' & carrying my Coffee Bean or Starbucks, I use the crosswalk. See, it can be done. )

I don't have very many "pet peeves". Mine are relatively minor and revolve around grammar.

For example, and this is one that shouldn't bother me, but it does. When dictating a phone number, please say "zero" instead of "oh". Let's say the afformentioned number begins "310". When dictating this number, why wouldn't you say "three-one-zero"? Why "three-one-OH". "O" is a letter, not a number.

I often hear this all day long, so I accept it with a smile.
Maybe I'm an overly particular ass. However, I'm an ass who always says "zero".