My dear FRiend, this is not to refute your premise.. BUT, I am old enough to clearly remember idiots tying towels around their necks and jumping off back porches and garages to emulate Superman and Mighty Mouse.. There was a beautiful child in our neighborhood that was heard saying Beep Beep before dashing across the street to beat a car.. nuf said
I never ran in front of cars and we lived on a pretty quiet dead-end street.
No comment on the capes.