I have a balcony that overlooks a couple intersections with traffic lights. I think if I sat there with a clipboard I’d find that more people disobey the rules than follow them. Heading straight from a turn lane, turning left even though it’s not allowed, turning right when the right arrow is red, entering the intersection when there’s a traffic backup ahead so you can’t clear it… I mean, the list goes on and on.

And, of course, cops are some of the worst offenders. I’ll give them a pass if they’ve got their sirens on, but just cruising around? They act like they’re above the law.

The intersections I see were all recently redesigned to improve safety for people on bikes and on foot, and I’d say that even with all the careless drivers it probably is safer for them now than it was before. But it’s really just ridiculous how inattentive and willfully reckless so many drivers are these days.