Why did the goose cross the road? Because SF cops stopped traffic to allow it.

Never let it be said that San Francisco's finest don't care about the city's feathered residents, as this video from Anthony Williamson shows.

On a quiet pre-July Fourth Sunday evening, traffic may have been light enough where no one worried about a brief stoppage for a pedestrian.

The goose appears to be relatively safe on its own, as it struts confidentially across Fulton Street at 28th Avenue, meandering from Golden Gate Park to find its dinner in the Richmond District.

"We were finishing dinner when we saw a police car stopped in the middle of the street, Williamson told SFGATE. "The cops got out and stopped the traffic and walked toward the goose and picked it up and got it to safety."

It's not unusual for an officer to be called into duty this way, but usually it's for less advantaged creatures, like a wayward sea lion or a family of ducklings — not a goose, likely perfectly capable of long-distance flight from Canada to the Northern Mexico. It appears the bird's narcissistic evening stroll really indicates its complete disregard for the travels of San Franciscans, and the time of the officers involved.

Canadian tourists, eh?