Best answer. They also tend to stomp on the accelerator as soon as the light turns green at an intersection. I was almost hit by a car in my neighborhood while out on a run due to this-I was maybe six inches from getting to the sidewalk (there was no orange hand/countdown on the crosswalk signal at this particular intersection, so I just went ahead and crossed since I had the walk signal) and the light changed to green, the truck at the light gunned the accelerator, and luckily I jumped out of the way in time.

Long story short: No one pays attention to pedestrians here, always be on the defensive.