Darwin in Action

When I was 8 years old my Primary School in London invited a group of Police Officers to the school to teach us how to cross the road.

Stop. Look. Listen. Then Cross. Four phrases drilled into us to stop us from injuring ourselves. We even had a short role play!

Does anyone recall the Hedgehog Adverts?

Fast forward 20 years and with the birth of the mobile phone and headphones the average Joe on London's streets treats the Zebra Crossing as their right to use it whenever they want and all cars, bikes and trucks no matter their speed must stop for THEM.

Walking through London streets let alone cycling is an absolute nightmare - can you please look up from you phone and just look where you are going?!?!

The best part is when they walk into you - it's your fault. They look at us as if to say 'Why didn't you move out my way?'

This came to a head this morning when a commuter tapping into their phone walked straight across a Zebra crossing without looking and nearly got taken out by a lorry.

I know all drivers need to at times predict the future but its not only the life of the person crossing the road at risk but also in some cases the livelihood of the man behind the wheel too.

Just another observation of my morning into work.