How to Cross the Street

NOTE: This may be the first in issues that seem totally mundane and trivial.
People today, especially in larger cities, seem to have forgotten how to go from one side of a street to the other. Please pay attention. This will count toward your final grade.
(1) Seek out an intersection with a stoplight or a cross walk, commonly known as a "zebra." Cars must stop at the stoplight, and should stop at the crosswalk to let pedestrians past. To be sure, some motorists either run red lights or try to rush thru as the light begins to change. In the same fashion, some drivers ignore the crosswalk or see the pedestrians as fair game. But it is far safer than trying to run, scatter-pattern through traffic, or walking nonchalantly out into the street as if defying those automotive occupants of the road. Life has rules, some fair and some not, and we can  choose to abide by them or not. but we must be willing to face the consequences one way or the other
(2) Move across the street as quickly as possible. Some people cannot go as quickly as others, and patience is advisable. Drivers who are in such a rush that they cannot wait for someone crossing a street might do well to examine why they are in such a hurry. Conversely, pedestrians need to be aware of how they are progressing across the street. When one leaves one side at a jog, such a pace should be maintained. Too often people start across in a sort of pseudo-run, get about half way across and slow down to a stroll the rest of the way.