Michael Fisher - Fishettibean

The "not so true" story of zebra crossings

One day, let's say sunny day but properly not as based in England (and not Wales as there is not any good zoos)! People wanted to cross the very busy road. However all the drivers were in a rush (or selfish) and didn't want to let the people to cross the road.
A zebra escaped from the local zoo. It ran and ran until it got to the busy road and then run over by a car (more likely the zebra sacrificed himself). All the car stopped to look at this zebra, who was now dead and in the middle of the road. (half of the thought it was a painted horse as it was 1950's).
But the people still couldn't cross the road as the cars stopped bumper to bumper except for the zebra. However one kid, decided sod this and to walk on the zebra to get to the other side. Everyone else who was waiting followed the kid.
So, after the usual papers and TV stations heading the story and publishing it, one plucky government officer decided to to do a tribute to the dead zebra (in the name of road safety and to give those people a safe crossing) and that is why zebra crossing exist!