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Morrigan-27 t1_j22g503 wrote

As I’m generally a pedestrian, I’m shocked nobody has been killed. I’ve nearly been hit four times in recent memory by drivers running stop signs in residential areas, including within 500 feet of buildings where there are schools in the ground floor of most of the buildings. Usually it’s a halfhearted stop and the driver proceeds without looking for pedestrians. I’m making extra effort to not proceed until making eye contact, but what about those who are as tall as a car bumper?

I can’t understand why we have groups of cops standing around shooting the breeze instead of enforcing traffic laws, especially in school zones.

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mookybelltolls t1_j22lsc4 wrote

I have had one friend mowed down dead on Kennedy Blvd, a county road. A friend's sister was killed on Kennedy by a speeder. Another 3 friends were hit while biking, and lived. Another friend was hit on her bike, which put her on a walker and then hit again (both on Summit Ave a city street), by a hit and run. This is not every one I know about. The County has NOT done a good job of engineering for safety. This does not cover people I did not know when I saw them hit by cars. It's traumatic to see this kind of thing. You cannot get it out of your mind.

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scubastefon t1_j24w5z7 wrote

One thing to remember is that there is a huge number of shitty outcomes between “not being hit by a car” and “getting killed by a car.”

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