Sure, the light’s green, but that’s not gonna stop you, is it? No way. Not you. You’re a badass, right? Sure you are. You’ve crossed this street dozens of times both inside the crosswalk and out. You know the traffic patterns, know that the light a block down turns green just a few seconds after this one does. Blind people develop supersonic hearing or extra-sensitive noses; You’ve crossed this street so many times you’ve become finely attuned to its traffic. So screw it – jaywalk. You know that gap is big enough to make it across. Do it. See that guy on the other side? The one looking at the gap, then looking at you? His eyes are darting back and forth. He’s nervous. Maybe he had a bad jaywalking experience once and decided to play by the rules, follow the signals like a good little boy. Maybe he sees an echo of his former self in your wild eyes. He’s frozen at the corner until the light changes. He’s a cheetah in captivity and you’re running wild and free. You’re totally crossing against the light. You get to the other corner as the Walk signal comes on, just as he steps gingerly into the street. He looks at you and thinks, “Wow. What a badass.” And he’s right. Jaywalking rules.