jgregory17 t1_ja4s2n5 wrote on February 26, 2023 at 9:04 PM

Reply to comment by ruffdaddysmooth in Yale Student Pedestrian Struck by Temporary-Car7981

Very nice. New Haven is a neighborhood with lots of people, including children who do not always have great situational awareness. It has a 25mph speed limit and traffic lights. There would be fewer accidents if drivers stopped treating it like their personal raceway.

ruffdaddysmooth t1_ja69qiw wrote on February 27, 2023 at 3:45 AM

Sound nice, but you can’t rely on that being a reality ever in a city.

daybeers t1_ja6pckw wrote on February 27, 2023 at 6:19 AM

[citation needed]

Plenty of cities worldwide that do very well reducing their traffic violence. In particular, here in the US, Jersey City has made wonderful strides.

Beast0fBurden t1_ja8tn5f wrote on February 27, 2023 at 6:19 PM

Even if you’re doing 25 mph, if someone steps in front of your car at the last second there isn’t much you can do. My friend was severely injured (multiple neck and vertibrae surgeries) after getting rear ended when he braked quickly in a similar situation. The pedestrian involved ran off and the truck that hit him drove away and he was stuck at the scene a crippled mess, his life forever changed.

jgregory17 t1_ja986ld wrote on February 27, 2023 at 7:51 PM

That’s definitely true. Not much you can do in that case. Sounds like your friend got punished for being the only person actually paying attention and trying to be safe. I’m really sorry that happened.

Beast0fBurden t1_ja9au0p wrote on February 27, 2023 at 8:08 PM

Thanks. He’s a turtle when driving, the kind that barely cracks the speed limit, everyone speeds around and has never had a ticket or accident in almost 30 years before that. I fully agree with you that the large majority of drivers in this state are the opposite and reckless. He just had some terrible misfortune that day.