34F/1C with a tailwind this morning. Traffic was lighter than normal.

Yesterday I almost watched a woman get nailed by traffic trying to cross a busy street at a mid-block crosswalk. It was so close that I did an audible, "Yeeeee!" She just jumped on out without paying attention. Peds don't have blanket right of way at uncontrolled crosswalks in Vermont. They have to make sure traffic can/will stop safely. Most drivers stop when they see a ped waiting, but she didn't give them a chance. The motorist had good brakes and stopped about 3 feet from the woman. Imagine if the driver had been distracted...