"Look Both Ways Before You Cross The Street"

As Treemont had mentioned, pedestrians do need to get their due -- the ones that cross against oncoming traffic, and just blatantly run out in the middle of the road as if a miracle will allow all the cars to stop for this just person.

I once rented a Zipcar and was driving down Beacon Street. As Zipcar drivers know, time is of the essence especially since they charge by the hour. The light had just turned green, and the traffic was a go. Out from nowhere, or rather the train tracks that the Green Line C train run along, a woman jumped out into Beacon Street from the left. She cheerfully waved her bag of Dunkin Donuts at me, who was in the fast lane on the left, and two other drivers slammed on their brakes to avoid hitting her. She proceeded to dart across the street. I wish I could say that she was a naive college student, but this woman was in her 30s, if not 40s in affluent Brookline. That is simply irresponsible behavior. Whatever happened to what your mother used to tell you: "look both ways before crossing the street?"