My Crosswalk
I work at the Cincinnati Northern Kentucky International Airport in the Finance department for the airport authority (Kenton County Airport Board or KCAB) One of the perks in working for KCAB is that we get a pass to park in the main passenger short term parking lots on the facility as opposed to the employee lot, which happens to be somewhere in the same general vicinity of the airport but not necessarily the same area code. Then again, airline employees get free flight privileges and we don't, so that would be a point in their favor.
But that is not why we are here today....
We are required to park in either Terminal 1 or 2 parking lots as 90% of passenger traffic parks in terminal 3. Once your car is safely tucked away in these concrete sarcophagi is the beginning of the only real adventure of the day, the dreaded attempt at successfully navigating the crosswalk between the parking lot and the terminal building. Now, for the record, the crosswalks have over sized stop signs and flashing lights that in no uncertain terms informs the drivers of approaching vehicles that perhaps this is a sign from the heavens that you might want to consider actually slowing down if not coming to a complete stop.
Alas, that would be too easy a thought to process for the average American driver. My contention is that the thought processes of these maniacal automotive operators are actually working like this:
“ There are no Police cars in sight so it must be okay to run this stop sign.”
“And also since I can’t see any Police, it is probably okay to ignore the 20 mph speed limit signs and do 40 mph instead, that way I can brake harder when I zip by the signs for the terminal I am looking for…”
“If I hit that pedestrian in the crosswalk my insurance should cover it.”
“Plus, medical technology is amazing these days… he/she would only be in the hospital for a few weeks.”
“I should always drive as fast as I can around an airport, I mean look how fast they let those planes come in!”
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