Anatomy of a Crosswalk
Are humans idiots? I would like the answer to be no. Unfortunately, it’s not just the “news of the weird” that catches my attention.
I was jogging towards the beach here in Santa Cruz last Saturday when I approached a busy intersection. There were already five people waiting for the crosswalk to show us the cute silhouette of a man, sans hands and feet. As I waited for the red hand to go away, a man in a tan jacket and jeans approached. He walked in-between a couple holding hands and myself just so he could press the crosswalk button.
My random rant is this: if there are already five people at a crosswalk, isn’t it somewhat safe to assume that someone there contains the knowledge to press the button? Did this man think that, without his assistance, we would still be standing at that street corner today, unsure of what to do? If each day, millions of Americans work together as a team in the workplace, school systems, and in the government, isn’t it safe to assume that the five random people he approached could find their way across the street.
If a chicken can do it without much of a motive, certainly those with an agenda can.
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Comments
Mike Panic
I’m with ya! I hate when I’m waiting for an elevator with a handful of others and someone insists on pushing the up or down button, again.
Tim
I would be that guy. It has happened to me that a small group of people is waiting for the cross walk and nobody has pushed the button. All it takes is for the first person to not push the button, and for all the rest to assume that one of the people in front of them has pushed the button already.
Tim