Hello and welcome.

As you may (or may not) have noticed, unlike pedestrians in the rest of the country, Angelos actually do pay attention to the crossing signals at intersections. When the signal flashes Walk, we walk. When the flashes Don’t Walk, we don’t walk. In fact, it’s not uncommon to see pedestrians standing on an empty street corner, waiting for the walk signal to change even when there are no cars on the road.

Why do we actually obey these signals? you ask. Well, perhaps it has something to do with our fear of being creamed by a teenager chatting on a cell phone or an actor reading a script while driving. Or maybe it’s our fear of seeing Angelyne cruising down La Brea in her pink Corvette. Or maybe it has something to do with the numerous jaywalking tickets issued to pedestrians in Los Angeles. Or maybe it’s because if you’re in the crosswalk while we have a green arrow to turn left, we just missed our only chance to turn and are now forced to wait an entire light sequence to make a left.

So, I ask you–Please do not cross the street against a Don’t Walk signal at an intersection. Please, please, please.

Thank you,

A Concerned Angeleno