Hail to the Kids

I was waiting for a red light on my bicycle, when a SUV coming from the right made a right turn in front of a string of four approximately ten year old boys on their small bicycles. They were a whole lane away from him and with his window lowered he began to yell obsenities at them. I mean using the F word and shouting! "What the F the matter with you, don't you see the red light". He yells! This man was all mess up, should they had crossed when it they had a "green" light?

"It says 'walk'!" One kid says looking at the man, but not getting angry himself. The man proceeded with his turn in front of them as they had all stopped by this time. As he went on, the kids proceeded again in single file. The third kid and the smallest used the F word himself in reply after the driver of the SUV was long gone (that would have been me as a kid). This is when I had to laugh! Hail to the kids; they were gentlemen throughout the ordeal; they were in the right and knew it and held fast!

Now, I dont' know what kind of morning the driver of the SUV had; but it couldn't have been a very good one. I think this guy was just looking for a place to put his anger; and the kids just happened along. It was plain to see, to me, that the kids were no where near him, he could have easily made the turn; or he could have been polite enough to let the four boys pass by in front of him.

The kids were good kids, not messing around, just crossing the interesection with using the "walk light". Hail to the kids because they realized that they are on an even playing field with adults; that adults at times can act more like kids than kids.