Step into a crosswalk in Boston, traffic will stop for you - even city busses and the insane cab drivers.
Step into a crosswalk in Raleigh, expect to die on the front grille of a Ford Excursion.
It's a joke down South that all the bad drivers are merely the Yankees who've invaded the southern cities and brought their rude, reckless driving habits with them. It's funny because it's wrong.

Huh, I always thought the drivers in Boston were insane when I lived there.
yeah, they are insane. but they’re at least watching what they’re doing when it comes to pedestrians in crosswalks.