Back in the early ‘80s I was downtown in Chicago in a car around 4:00pm during the afternoon rush. Thousands of pedestrians were literally running everywhere, getting wherever they needed to be.
Well, the light turned Green and when I thought the crosswalk was finally clear I proceeded through the intersection. Suddenly, much to my surprise, a businessman was right in front of my car. I plowed into him, knocking him hardily down to the ground.
To my amazement, he got up and continued running, not even pausing to turn and give me a dirty look. I was flummoxed, thinking, “Did I just see what I saw?”
Yeah the harried commuters in the Loop often disregard traffic lights. I avoid driving downtown if at all possible. The public transit is quite good.