“Dear PoPville,
If you are driving your way through a crosswalk, as you will often find yourself doing FROM THE DAY YOU BECOME a licensed driver – instead of inching your vehicle closer and closer to the pedestrian who is justly crossing within the allotted time… WAIT and allow the crosswalk to clear. Observe the traffic signal.
Around 6:45pm Wednesday, August 16, I waited at the intersection of 23rd and M St NW until the pedestrian signal indicated it was safe to cross. At the start of the 25 second countdown, I observed a large black luxury SUV turning LEFT on red, inching its way into the crosswalk, completely disregarding the clearly visible RED no left turn STOPLIGHT.
As he inched his 6000 lb SUV closer and closer to me I pointed my hand back towards the RED light at which point he SHOOED ME AWAY and flew by behind me. I can’t imagine where he needed to be in such a hurry that he couldn’t wait the 6 seconds it takes a person to walk over three lanes, but I do hope he made it there safely as he appeared to be somebody’s personal chauffeur.
Is that the way you drive when on the clock? Unless you’re an undercover or secret service… I’d hope not. Also, in the off chance that you’re reading this, I have a physical disability, a******.”