Today when I was driving home, I came up to a traffic light that was backed up about 2 stops. I was heading west. The light had just turned red, so the eastbound traffic had almost completely passed by. In my lane, we were just beginning to inch forward as we filled in the gaps left by the 5 people who actually managed to pay attention enough to creep past the last green light.
About this time, a pedestrian, with no regard for anyone, starts crossing the road without benefit of a crosswalk. He boldly walks in front of the last eastbound car, and then begins weaving in and out of the westbound cars that are trying to move forward. He holds his hand up to tell them to stop or just stands in front of them until he gets across the street.
By now he’s slightly behind me and I’m watching him in my rear-view mirror. I see him obstruct the last car in the westbound lane. I see the eastbound bicycle riding along the sidewalk, and then, in a moment of perfect comedic timing, the jaywalker, triumphant in his crossing of the road, facing east, steps onto the sidewalk squarely 2 feet in front of the bicycle. The bicycle plows him down.