Alabama fan on HWY 31 in Birmingham

I'm driving up over the mountain today during rush hour in Birmingham on HWY 31, and I notice that on the other side of the highway is a pulled-over vehicle. There's a 60-ish looking man walking from the vehicle across the highway to get something that I can't see because of the concrete divider. I'm thinking, "Wow, that's really dangerous -- he must have lost a tire or something." I keep watching, and as I'm about to pass by I see him pick up the item and walk back across while the oncoming traffic has to brake to avoid hitting him. The item was a cheap plastic Alabama car flag. Awesome.