Do they learn to hail taxis in daycare?

I was on St. Marks and Second Ave
when I saw this kid
standing around three feet tall
with a backpack and huge eyes
frantically trying to wave down a cab,
catching the attention of no one around him.
I stopped for a second,
and wondered what the hell he was doing
alone in the street,
about to get into a creepy cab by himself,
and I took a few steps forward,
thinking I’d help him out.
but I paused when the light turned red,
because if I wanted to hail this boy a taxi,
i mean,
“I’d have to wait for it to turn green again
which would take forever
and I really wanna get home
because it’s cold outside
and I’m tired
and I’m sure the kid’ll get a cab eventually,
and you know,
if he's a real city kid
he might not even want my help anyway...”
So I went on walking,
like many New Yorkers would,
but even days later,
I kind of wish I helped him.