Reminds me of Cambridge . Been on both sides of the coin as pedestrian and driver. The lights make no sense. Oncoming vehicles can have a green light as well as pedestrians running parallel; things become a mess when vehicles are turning in the intersection and as a pedestrian you think all traffic has a red light. It probably doesn't. It may even have a green arrow indicating an "all clear" to go left even when pedestrians are given the go ahead to cross. Being in our own worlds we are usually thinking about one or the other, not both. From the sounds of it you really got hosed. Too bad we dont have eyes on the backs of our heads. Be safe bullet.
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