As I walk all over Stamford, I observe a lot. The sights and sounds of Stamford run the gamut from amazing to dumb and dumber.
Unfortunately, I do see a lot of dumb things. Car drivers making right turns from the left lane. Pedestrians crossing High Ridge Road and being stuck in the middle waiting for traffic to clear.
The other day I truly saw dumb and dumber twice within two minutes.
I am at Bridge St and Washington Blvd waiting to cross Bridge St. The left turn signal on Bridge St is green. The car in front does not move. The car behind the front car pulls left into the oncoming traffic lane and passes the stopped car. Dumb. Now the dumber part. The first car was a police vehicle. The police officer now makes the left turn and pulls the first car over. I don’t think the driver got a ticket. They both left within a minute of being pulled over.
Now the second dumb incident. I am waiting to cross Washington Blvd and I see a person with a fidgeting dog crossing Washington Blvd because there was no traffic on their side. Of course, they get stuck in the middle because traffic is coming the other way. I don’t get it, why do people do dumb things. I also caught up to them within two hundred feet. They risked their safety for what. Five seconds saved.
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