That is terrible! You must have been terrified. There needs to be a comprehensive, universal "share the road" television ad campaign that outlines the rules of the road for motorists, pedestrians, and cyclists that runs ads just as frequently as those annoying political campaign ads.

Drivers zone out, are constantly rushing, and bypass stop signs, pedestrians are distracted by their phones and zone out at walk signs and then start crossing when they feel like it but not necessarily when it is safe or their turn to do so, and cyclists rarely use hand signals and/or consider that they hold up traffic pedaling in the middle of the road ( like their legs can compete with the horse power of an engine)??? If you are new to driving or don't know where you are going you are teased or harrassed by more experienced drivers. It is a complete mess.

It seems to boil down to people being selfish and always in a rush in a "no waiting" culture. People have become completely intolerant and inconsiderate of others. They have a possessive, selfish, "me first and always" mentality on the road, and they do not want to communicate and abuse those who do. For instance when one puts a signal on that is now a cue for the drivers behind to speed up instead of yielding and accommodating the request. Modern religion and community obligation is ineffective so there is no morale compass to appeal to the consciousness of people anymore. People do whatever they please and what feels good to them without any regard for how it affects others because that would be inconvenient and interfere with their own desires.