What's the most dangerous thing you can do in the city when it's raining? Walking out in front of a truck on a wet road? Precariously making your way across a muddy puddle on your way to a job interview? Not even close. The most dangerous thing you can do in the city in the rain is walk on the foot path with a bunch of idiots with Umbrellas.

Sticking an umbrella in someone's hand will see their common sense and empathy of anyone else trying to use the foot path go out the window in their selfish quest to make sure they are safe and dry at the expense of everyone else.

Does this happen in places less crowded? I have a theory that it usually only occurs in the city because people become less of an individual in the city. Especially when you are walking to work from a train or bus station with the rest of the heard.

I think possibly people in this type of environment are less likely to think of other people and instead focus on just getting to work and getting it over with.