Jorge became passionate about road safety, but he had a hard time getting others to share his excitement. Jorge watched the masked Luchador fighters throw each other around the ring in their gleaming costumes. The theatrics of the Lucha Libre made him think of Antonas Mokas. El Peato Nito wove through road-raging drivers and toxic exhaust fumes with his black and white crosswalk cape.
Los Angeles' El Peatonito is part of a subset of real life superheroes who are more focused on things like picking up trash and taking on civic issues than catching criminals in alleys.
These super citizens take their inspiration from comic books but in some ways have more ambitious goals than defeating a make believe villain. They are out to solve big societal problems. Wherever a city is plagued by traffic accidents, or people are living on the streets…these heroes heed the call of service.
Super Citizens
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