Masked Hero 'Peatonito' Making Mexico City's Streets Safe - for Pedestrians Agence France-Presse
go to original July 28, 2015

Peatonito (Fundación En los Zapatos del Peatón)

On the mean and traffic-choked streets of Mexico City, a fearless superhero is fighting to protect the planet from the worst the internal combustion engine can throw at it.

The mighty Peatonito (Little Pedestrian) pushes cars blocking the path of pedestrians, creates crosswalks with spray paint, and climbs on vehicles parked on sidewalks — though his mother has begged him to stop stepping on them.

“Pedestrians are happy because they finally have a defender,” Peatonito said, his face covered by a wrestling mask adorned with a pedestrian symbol and wearing a striped cape (sewn by his grandma) adorned with the black and white stripes of a pedestrian crossing.

“We live in a car dictatorship. Nobody had fought for pedestrian rights until some activists emerged a few years ago.”

Read the rest at The Tribune

Superhero Peatonito is helping Mexico City pedestrians navigate the chaos in the largest city in the world, as he faces millions of cars and bad drivers in his bid to make the streets safe. (Al Jazeera)

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