He is simply doing something that he himself would consider to be very normal and which the reader is aware he has been doing for years without incident. It might also be significant that Leonard is not deliberately trying to break the law or disturb the status quo. They cannot see that Leonard may like walking at night time rather they view his actions as regressive. It might also be important that Leonard is taken to a psychiatric centre as this would sum up the mentality of those in authority. It is for this reason that Leonard sticks out. There is only a need for one police car and everybody remains in their house when it is dark. There is also a sense that society is under the complete control of those in authority. If anything Leonard is simply connecting with his environment though again this is deemed to be unusual activity in 2053. This may be important as Leonard is doing something that would be considered normal today but in 2053 his walking at night time to get air is not seen as something that is acceptable. Leonard is doing nothing wrong but because of the accepted societal norms that exist in 2053 he is deemed to be potentially regressive by the computerized police car. Taken from his The Golden Apples of the Sun and Other Stories collection the story is narrated in the third person by an unnamed narrator and after reading the story the reader realises that Bradbury may be exploring the theme of conflict. In The Pedestrian by Ray Bradbury we have the theme of conflict, connection, alienation, control, loneliness and acceptance.
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