I remember the Green Cross code Public Information Films vividly.

I clearly recall Darth Vader in green tights telling me to “Look both ways and listen”. By ‘Darth Vader’, I of course mean David Prowse, not James Earl Jones. He would’ve looked rubbish in green tights. Probably still does in fact.

He scared me enough though, that to this day, I still adhere to his warning, and mutter his immortal words whilst approaching any main road that I need to cross. Only without the West Country accent, because that would be ridiculous.

I look. I listen. I cross as quickly as I fucking can, because I don’t want to be hit by a car driven by a near-sighted OPD. I think that would smart quite a bit.

It’s a straight-forward process, which I simply do not understand being ignored.

Which is precisely what Cro-Magnon-Boy did this morning on my way to work. I was pulling off a busy roundabout when he simply stepped out into the road in front of me. This is bad enough, but luckily I am an excellent driver with excellent ninja-like reflexes so I was able to slow down and avert disaster. (more…)

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