BE KIND TO A DRIVER TODAY!

In the teeming streets of New York, it is often the drivers who conduct themselves with propriety and decorum. Not us. We, the self-absorbed pedestrian, can be cloddish and rude. We think we own the streets. We most certainly do. “Cars-and-drivers, be damned,” we say, as we lunge and plunge into oncoming traffic with every expectation that the cars will part for us like the Red Sea.
        There’s more. While waiting for the light, we stand yards into the street, instead of at the curb, effectively creating a human barricade that prohibits cars from ever making a turn. Doesn’t matter if you’re a VW or a Porsche. We treat all price ranges the same. (It is dangerous and ridiculous that at most corners, cars are able to make a turn at the same time that pedestrians are trying to cross. What's with that?) And if we’re caught crossing the street when the light begins to turn, do we hurry it up so we don’t hold up the flow? Heck, No! We just take our merry old time.
       It’s true. There are many incentives to keep drivers from running us down. Jail. Fines. Licenses revoked. Being hung up by our thumbs. But very little punishment is meted out for offending pedestrians. So be considerate. Get out of the way. Do something nice for a driver today.