I appreciate you pointed out the difference between east and west coast car culture.

here in the bay area, pedestrians treat cross walks like magic force fields. Drivers have to stay alert. I try to teach my kids: the rest of the world is different. They will run you over and keep driving.

Honestly I wish pedestrians would just cool it a bit here. It’s almost a power game for some. I find myself hanging back from the corner until traffic has passed so I can cross without holding everybody up.

(I seem to have attracted the ire of car haters with this one. Heh.)