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100percent100percent t1_jdfc6b3 wrote
Sucks about state house. For all the talent here there are like no open mics besides stellas and very few places for up and coming original music to get a chance. With the amount of creatives I know who live around here, you'd think there would be little venues all over.
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Reply to comment by eddie964 in Obnoxiously loud car? A traffic camera might be listening by rossiterpj
I'm fine with switching them to flashing, thats already a thing but so few lights do it.
100percent100percent t1_j5c4iqi wrote
Reply to comment by kesagatame-and-Chill in Obnoxiously loud car? A traffic camera might be listening by rossiterpj
I'm not saying you can blow through lights, I'm saying that when it's the middle of the night, you stop at the light, look around, make sure it's clear and continue.
I'm out super late almost every night, the roads are empty. There is no reason to sit at a red light with no other cars coming. You would still have to yield to pedestrians and its very rare I see anyone on the sidewalks at that hour anyway.
How is that any different than a stop sign? They either need to allow us to continue, or change more lights to flashing red during late night hours like some areas already do.
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Reply to comment by rossiterpj in Obnoxiously loud car? A traffic camera might be listening by rossiterpj
I do late night deliveries and sometimes I have to run red lights that never change. I'm sitting there for no reason at 3am with no other cars.
I'm for better enforcement of dangerous running of red lights obviously, but I don't want to get an automatic ticket because the stupid light hasn't turned green for 5 minutes at 3 in the morning.
I personally think you should be able to treat red lights as stop signs between 2am-5am or something like that. It's ridiculous how long I just sit at lights for absolutely no reason. Like it probably is close to an hour of my time that I'm out doing deliveries in a night.
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Reply to comment by GetRightNYC in Does anyone know why they are narrowing Ella T Grasso Blvd (middle/south parts)? by MathDadLordeFan
Oh I didn't realize it was specifically people racing causing the danger
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Reply to Does anyone know why they are narrowing Ella T Grasso Blvd (middle/south parts)? by MathDadLordeFan
Why not build raised crossings and better pedestrian infrastructure instead of narrowing traffic lanes which I imagine will cause even more traffic? Obviously pedestrian safety is priority but this feels like a band-aid. You fix the problem with actual pedestrian and bike focused infrastructure that keeps cars from physically hitting them.
Edit: dowvoted for... promoting effective infrastructure that actually saves lives.... okay...?
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Reply to comment by ProgMM in Nightlife in New Haven for a young researcher in his late 20's. by brutalistgarden
Agreed. Im older than you but this whole "just go out and make friends thing" is kinda BS. I've met a TON of people I get along with or talk to a bit when I see them out, but nothing ever turns into a real friendship.
I think good friends are just ultra rare to begin with, and if you didn't go to college or take a traditional career path, it's incredibly difficult to make close friends.
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Reply to comment by SuckaMc-69 in Recommendations for a new New Haven-er by faelady8080
Everyone downvotes when people say NH is boring but it kinda is. Most bars ARE full of college kids, and there isn't THAT much to do. It's a TINY fucking city with a lot of potential but not much application. I'm not gay, but there like maybe 2 gay bars I've ever heard of in the entire city. The whole downtown area is like 8 blocks where anything happens, maybe less. Let's be honest about what it is. Don't expect NYC. That being said, you can easily go down to NYC too.
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Reply to comment by brewski in NH Independent: Cafe 9 Sale Struck; State House To Close by eddie964
Hmm, unexpected venue but good to know