Look then look again…more genius Street Art from LA BITCHY.

Some time ago I was on my way to Abbotts Habit in Venice to get my daily wake up call in form of caffeine. As I press the cross button (which you must do for the light to change. A knowledge that might save you many waiting minutes should you ever come and visit) to get to the other side of Abbott Kinney I do a double take on the cross sign. What I saw was pure brilliance on a steel plate. You see a normal cross sign is a description of how to cross the street. Unnecessary you may think but have you not seen Rainman? On a hangovered Monday, tiredness can turn us all in to Rainmen, indecisive creatures that can’t decide to cross or not to cross this can easily result in death as you think you will make it but are proven wrong when 1 ton of SUV smashes in to your face. During these hesitant moments hangovered, stressed or just tired humans can just quickly throw a glance at the steel plate and let the signs decide, is it ok to walk or should I just wait here?

Regular cross sign...

The one that caught my eyes was slightly different:

How to cross a street?

The little piece of art was up for weeks, if not months, before the original rules were brought back and order restored.

I am not sure how many people walked past it without noticing its ingenuity, but hopefully it woke a few peoples minds up, even before the latte kicked in.

This fairly insignificant street art made me wonder how many things we must miss each day just because we are too grumpy, too tired, or just too much on the phone too actually pay attention to the world around us? Beautiful buildings, Great outfits, amazing jewellery and smiling people? Good thing there are so many great bloggers out there keeping their eyes open!

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