One of my city walks takes me over a motorway, and today I found a small group, an older woman, a teenage girl and a couple of younger children on the bridge, waving at the vehicles passing beneath. Occasionally a driver would acknowledge them with a toot on the horn. I went up to them and, addressing the older lady, made the point that while what they were doing was sweet, the reality was that their actions were taking the driver's eyes away from the road, and that this could be potentially dangerous. I don't think I've ever seen a group of people take on a crestfallen look quite so abruptly before.
"Look, I'm not trying to rain on your parade or anything, but I just thought it was important to mention it"
"So you mean we could be a distraction?"
"Precisely so, yes"
I left them to it, and as they receded, I could see they were still doing it, though when I returned a few minutes later they had gone. I might have added that I hate seeing people standing on a bridge which I have to drive under, because I always fear they're going to throw something at the cars passing beneath, or enact some other mischief, and am always relieved when I get through without incident. That's just me, I guess...
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