Waiting for our turn at a red light at the same time a wiry but well-muscled pedestrian stood at the crosswalk, also waiting for the light to change. He wore tight charcoal jeans, had a grey 3/4-length zz-top beard and looked like he might’ve been heading to the boatyard or marina to get on his efficiently-tuned made-for-one-man-only flat-black motorcyle-boat.
The light changed and he started to step out into the crosswalk when A BIG RED PICKUP TRUCK FLEW THROUGH THE INTERSECTION. The motorcycle-boat-man yelled a HEY FUCK YOU!!!! As he jumped into the crosswalk and raised his tan flesh-machined arm for a very pointed single-finger salute that followed the truck until they escaped from view.
If he hadn’t had his wits about him, the truck would’ve hit him.
My heart soared, though, when I saw this man make such a solid show of protesting as much as he could in the moment. I can’t remember the last time I saw a pedestrian get that mad and flip the bird at a driver (other than the last times I have, which are fairly frequent and recent; I probably do it at least once or twice a month).
You can’t fucking trust people. It’s not enough to get the signal. It’s not enough to wait your turn and go when your light turns green. People think the rules aren’t for them. They don’t give a fuck about consequences or are ignorant that anyone exists other than them and their busy schedules of getting another beer or fancy coffee.
ALWAYS look both fucking ways. Up, down, sideways … check your blind spots. And whenever you can … flip off the fuckers that would’ve killed you if you hadn’t been paying attention.
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