I would advise against starting your day like this, as it really sets the wrong tone: almost getting run over by a car.
I would definitely advise against starting your day like this, as it will probably ruin your whole morning: almost getting run over while in a clearly marked crosswalk with the green light your way and no possible way the driver could have missed your presence.
A great way to completely ruin a whole day: almost get run over in the crosswalk by a St. Louis police officer turning left but not, apparently, paying attention to where his car was going.
I was crossing the road this morning at the corner of my building, but the light changed just before I could cross, so I waited through the entire cycle to cross. Normally I would have waited for the road to clear and would have crossed against the red, but this morning a SLPD car was also waiting at the light for the entire cycle. When the light finally changed, I set out across the road. The SLPD slowly pulled out, turning left (towards me). I’m not stupid, but he was going slow enough that I assumed he was waiting for me to cross (you know, yielding to a pedestrian in the crosswalk, as required by law). Plus the road he was turning on is 4 lanes, so he only had to wait for me to cross the one lane and he could have turned behind me. BUT NO. When I get to the second lane, he accelerates, and I had to jump back to avoid being squashed, and as I yelled out HEY!, I could clearly see the officer with his head turned - not even bothering to look in the direction his car was turning. I hope I eventually calm down enough to function today, but that was scary, and infuriating, and ridiculous.
