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Mexico City Drivers Beware, Peatonito is Watching You

Pedestrians in Mexico City don’t get a lot of respect from drivers. Now they have a champion: Peatonito. He’s a mask-wearing self-appointed “protector of pedestrians.” Anchor Marco Werman speaks with Nicholas Casey who met up the pedestrian avenger.

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Pedestrians in Mexico City don't get a lot of respect from drivers.

Cars zoom up on sidewalks, ignore red lights and generally have walkers on the run.

But now they have a champion: Peatonito. He's a mask-wearing self-appointed "protector of pedestrians." Anchor Marco Werman speaks with Wall Street Journal reporter Nicholas Casey who met up the pedestrian avenger.