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LOS ANGELES -- An 82-year-old woman has received a $114 ticket for taking too long to cross a street in the San Fernando Valley, Calif.
Mayvis Coyle said she began shuffling with her cane when the light was
green, but was unable to make it to the other side before it turned red."It
turned red before I could get over. There he was, waiting, the
motorcycle cop," Coyle told the Los Angeles Daily News. "He said,
`You're obstructing the flow of traffic." 
"I think it's completely outrageous," Coyle told the paper. "I can't walk without a stick and I lose my balance.
Los Angeles police Sgt. Mike Zaboski of the Valley
Traffic Division said police are cracking down on people who improperly
cross streets because pedestrian accidents are above normal. "I'd rather not have angry pedestrians," Zaboski said. "But I'd rather have them be alive. "Others,
however, supported Coyle's contention that the light in question
doesn't give people enough time to cross the busy, five-lane boulevard. "I can go halfway, then the light changes," said Edith Krause, 78, who uses an electric cart because she has difficulty walking.
On
Friday, the light changed too quickly even for high school students to
make it across without running. It went from green to red in 20 seconds.
And here's a funny video where it seams that another old lady actually felt a sleep while waiting to cross the street.
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