04-09-2026, 08:17 AM
Initially I was trying to keep the guy from getting up, not move, but he was pretty adamant about getting off the street. With all the cars lurching forward, looking for a way to get around the guy and his bike, it seemed best to get him out of harm's way. A few less-than-considerate drivers forced their way through even as two of us were helping him get to the side.
I've lived in Costa Rica, spent a lot of time driving / riding in San José, the capital, which has terrible traffic problems, and sometimes it's rough for pedestrians to find a way to safely cross a busy road. At some point, they installed simple stop lights to go with marked crosswalks, with the light hanging high above the road, visible from both directions and with the customary green-yellow-red sequence. Easily seen and expected. They seem to work very well, drivers are used to stoplights; pedestrians see a red light that turns to green for them.
I rarely remember dreams, but last night I dreampt that someone tried to steal parts off my DR650 as it was parked at a trailer park. Can't help but think my "nightmare" was related to what I saw yesterday afternoon.
I've lived in Costa Rica, spent a lot of time driving / riding in San José, the capital, which has terrible traffic problems, and sometimes it's rough for pedestrians to find a way to safely cross a busy road. At some point, they installed simple stop lights to go with marked crosswalks, with the light hanging high above the road, visible from both directions and with the customary green-yellow-red sequence. Easily seen and expected. They seem to work very well, drivers are used to stoplights; pedestrians see a red light that turns to green for them.
I rarely remember dreams, but last night I dreampt that someone tried to steal parts off my DR650 as it was parked at a trailer park. Can't help but think my "nightmare" was related to what I saw yesterday afternoon.