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★ Star Letter

Antisocial pelican

I popped out earlier to pick up this month’s MSL, a nice little ride to my nearest WH Smith and just far enough to justify a coffee while having an initial flick through. I know for the sake of the planet I should have it posted or, better still, read an electronic version, but I’ve always got the magazine while out on the bike, it just seems right somehow. Anyway, this morning, sitting at a table outside Costa, I couldn’t help but notice a nearby pelican crossing, not least because of the beeping when the lights went to red. I reckon every other person using it didn’t look at the road before pressing the button, and with no thought whatsoever, every last one of them pressed the button regardless of whether traffic was approaching or not. None waited for heavy lorries to pass; many crossed an empty road leaving the lights having

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