There’s something truly wonderful about the sympathy we humans have for dogs—such that when a rambunctious stray grinds traffic to a halt in a Massachusetts tunnel, the reaction is just that—to stop and wait for police to rescue it.

The wrong-way rover was spotted foxtrotting along the side of the Ted Williams Tunnel in Boston during rush hour.

The black-and-white j-walker managed to avoid being splattered long enough for police to respond to the call of a Good Samaritan, who informed them about the tragedy waiting to happen.

Surveillance video from the Massachusetts Department of Transportation shows several police cars and other motorists stopped in a staggered group as a policeman alights to try and coax the dog into the back seat.

After a short game of “will I won’t I,” the dog hop

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