Ooh... I want to tell another story...
Awhile back, I was driving down 11th ave and was stopped at teh light at 11th st. The north south traffic was pretty light and a guy on rollerblades was gunning it northbound on 11th st. turning left onto 11th ave.
He could see that the westbound traffic was heavy and that he'd have to take to the sidewalk, and also that the light was turning red for him.....
He just goes full tilt and makes the left turn just as traffic starts to bear down on him. He makes it to the north side of the ave and jumps up onto the curb to continue his full speed stride.
As he jumps up, he (my speculation) looks back to see just how close he cut it and whammo! He crashes into a parking signpost.
I tell you I laughed like a hyena. I was in the left lane, so I looked to the right to see if I could pull over and see if the guy was ok, but there was a car beside me with a woman that was laughing even harder than me.
All appeared well. I saw him get up and keep going. He sure must have felt like a complete moron tho.....
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