I found this poster in my building’s laundry room today:

A portion of the poster reads:

We are looking for persons interested in taking direct radical action to promote pedestrian safety in DC.

Specifically, we intend to stage a media event to dramatize the situation:
a member of our organizatin[sic] will dress in full “bullfighter” costume, including red cape, and stand in a crosswalk on Connecticut Avenue NW during rush hour.

Ok, direct action. I can get into that, but does standing in the middle of a crosswalk sound like a MASSIVELY BAD IDEA to anyone else?

I mean, I get it. I do. The people who drive up Connecticut Ave and into Maryland don’t care about the neighborhood folks - the kids and grannies - just going about their business as the barrel up the arterial road. And, I know that I’ve had some close calls with drivers, even on the weekends.

Still… bad idea or not, I want to know when this is going down. I want to be there with either a camera or bull horns on my car. I haven’t decided.

[Edited to add better quality photo.]