Judgment, decision, choice

[Rollercoaster1]

Did you read post #2? Do you disagree with my advice?

I did read that. I thought the sentence you wrote had some other meaning I already mentioned in one of my earlier posts. The meaning was made clear by one of the teachers here. I don't disagree anymore.

 

[Rollercoaster1]

It's a very poor way to communicate the warning. It's far too easy to misunderstand.

How can it be misunderstood?

 

[Charlie Bernstein]

How can it be misunderstood?

The instructions were too complicated: "You need to watch the traffic carefully and decide where the cars go and decide when and where you can cross the road."

Safety instructions should be simple and clear:

- Huh? What does "decide where the cars go" mean?

- Instead of "decide when and where," a simple instruction like "wait for . . . ." or "don't cross until . . . ." would make more sense.

 

[Tarheel]

I have told people a hundred times, "Keep it simple!" In this case we are giving instructions to a child. Do you think that advice applies?

 

[realEnglish]

The instructions were too complicated: "You need to watch the traffic carefully and decide where the cars go and decide when and where you can cross the road."

Safety instructions should be simple and clear:

- Huh? What does "decide where the cars go" mean?

- Instead of "decide when and where," a simple instruction like "wait for . . . ." or "don't cross until . . . ." would make more sense.

I don't know what you saw in your imagination when you commented. If you live in a city where the traffic is like a non-stop flow, sometimes you have to cross one lane, then wait until you have the opportunity to cross another lane, your instruction wouldn't work.

 

[Tarheel]

In many places (like here in Charlotte) some of the streets have a divider in the middle. You can cross one lane (more likely two) then wait on the divider until traffic going in the other direction eases up.

 

[GoesStation]

In may places (like here in Charlotte) some of the streets have a divider in the middle. You can cross one lane (more likely two) then wait on the divider until traffic going in the other direction eases up.

In some places — Vietnam, for instance — crossing a busy street requires the pedestrian to walk confidently into the road while the vehicles dodge him or her. Foreign visitors learn to tag along with a local.

 

[Tarheel]

Sounds scary!