I’m with you Snazy. This year I’ve been catching the trains slightly more than I’ve been riding my bicycle due to a bit of laziness creeping into my life.

Anyway, each evening when I commute home via the wonderful Overground (fantastic addition to the area!), I exit Forest Hill Station from Platform 2 down the steps onto Perry Vale.

More often than not, I pop into the excellent little Co-op. To get to the Co-op, and avoid the rather dangerous little corner of Perry Vale and Waldram Place (the Dawes for Doors corner) I cross over to Finches. Then I saunter down on the other side and stroll pass the lovely Cinnamon (formerly Kafe La and before that Foret des Amis) until I get well past that dangerous little corner and cross back over. Usually, crossing where E.J. Carpets are.

And 99% of the time I’ll be in front of anyone else who has just decanted from the train who has, bravely and might I suggest foolishly, attempted to cross over that dangerous little corner. Even though I’ve gone further by crossing Perry Vale. Twice!

Now then, I’ve been slightly quizzical and a little bit perplexed by problems crossing Perry Vale outside the station, as mentioned by a few on this thread.

I cross exactly at the spot outside of the station where it has the little poles to indicate where it is optimal to cross. I cannot ever remember having to wait very long.

Might this be a discussion about our relative levels of patience rather than our relative levels of skill at crossing the road? (Deano, Rule Brittania!)