Here is an out of context situation with a young woman on a scooter looking at the painted arrow on the road with a sign “Look Right”. With the scooter’s back end in the air it seems as if she came to a screeching stop in front of that sign looking for directions.
It is just one of these humorous, accidental poses. In reality she is waiting at a pedestrian crossing. She may not even realise how humorous the scene looks from a perspective of an observer.
As I mentioned often before many people in Sydney utilise the lunch break to maintain their fitness level. Some go to health clubs and some simply go for a run. There are many places where the runners have plenty of space for their exercise. Hyde Park and the Domain are perfect examples as they offer wide paths away from automotive traffic and they are quite big. However, some runners simply run on the pedestrian lines in city streets and thus have to cross the road very frequently. It is unnecessary risk, especially if they do it on red lights as the girl running into the traffic on the photograph demonstrates.
No, this road runner is not a famous cartoon character. It is rather an infamous morning road hog, running on the wrong side of the road and thus totally unaware of traffic behind it.
Whilst I admire people keeping fit, I certainly do not appreciate the fact they do not know basic road rules.
Reading a text message on his mobile this young man in a fashionable suit did not look up once as he was crossing the major road. I hear and read increasing number of warnings how modern gadgets take our attention away and increase risks. iPods and mobile phones are almost omni present and as much fun and convenience they provide they also require the owner to pay some extra attention.
I came in last seconds of this “road rage” incident. The lights have changed and both parties disappeared but it was obvious these two guys were not happy with each other for one reason or another. Some spectators mentioned a number of punches were thrown too but no one really knew the cause of this altercation.
