Some road crossings are bad, and some roads are wide. And you may have to wait to cross to an island, then wait there to go further.
Example:
And you could have more of these.
Agreed. But it’s written as if he couldn’t find it, not that it took forever to negotiate the intersection. Also, her coming out wouldn’t have helped him in that case.
Some road crossings are bad, and some roads are wide. And you may have to wait to cross to an island, then wait there to go further.

Example:
And you could have more of these.
Agreed. But it’s written as if he couldn’t find it, not that it took forever to negotiate the intersection. Also, her coming out wouldn’t have helped him in that case.
Ah yes, those are sometimes pedestrian speed challenges and reward those willing to dash across at sometimes unmarked times!