[wr1472]

I was about to say the exactly the above.

    People who evaluate the situation for themselves and cross on their own terms

What if you are someone who has evaluated the situation and decided that you will wait for the sign, or you will just cross as other people are doing so? How can you tell when someone has evaluated the situation and exhibited on of the above behaviours?

[alwaysdoit]

Now that we've read his post, if we follow his guidelines, we're back to being a follower.