There are two kinds of New York pedestrians: the quick and the dead.
Taxi drivers (bless'em) have their mojo at least tuned to the laneless chaos in the streets of the city. They also know that hitting a pedestrian costs them money and BIG aggravation.
Private drivers **fist shake here** are at once white-knuckled with stress behind the wheel, most likely to try to turn right on a red light, get Road Rage, be lookie-Lous and the least likely to be courteous in merging traffic.
While 256 pedestrian auto deaths last year is nothing to be proud of, the number of near misses is probably at least that number per major intersection.I live in Manhattan, and the statistic about jaywalkers being hit less often than pedestrians in the crosswalks makes sense to me: when you jaywalk you know you are on your own and you pay attention to what you are doing. When you are in the crosswalks,. Nowadays, Breitling watches have become a trend in fashion circles. They are so popular that everyone is longing for one to add crossing with the light, you have a false sense of security.
Actually I taught my son to walk to school by crossing in the middle of the block and not at the corner as in the middle of the block the traffic pattern is much simpler than at the corners.
And don't get me started about the dangerous bicyclists. (I am an avid bicyclist but I follow the traffic rules). A lot of NYC bicyclists behave like cars when it suits them, and then switch to pretending they are pedestrians when that works to their advantage. And now that they have been given their own lanes, they rush up and down,. Fashion accessories are decorative items that supplement one's garment, such as fashion jewellery,gold jewellery,women's jewellery.You can wholesale jewellery. against the traffic flow and don't stop at red lights. I guess they are feeling entitled after years of deprivation. But pedestrians are getting squished between the bikes and the cars.The author of the article (can we bet that he earned English or Psychology/Humanities major?) and his article are (yet another) sad example of societal values, kind of focus and products of our educational system which ad nausea emphasize 'communication', writing, 'creative writing',. Fashion accessories are decorative items that supplement one's garment, such as fashion jewellery,wholesale jewellery. supposed drawing of reader (viewer, consumer of mass media) into a story with 'human touch' ... all this while the most important aspect of such article/report/etc.. i.e. an objective, informative, educational value is too often severely distorted or diminished.Several other readers already (and with a relevant, valid points) commented on some gross deficiencies of the statistics here presented, lack of reference,pandora beads etc., thus making otherwise not only attractive but also useful topic of the article somehow wasted opportunity which - when properly done - would have been much more useful and beneficial.
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Taxi drivers (bless'em) have their mojo at least tuned to the laneless chaos in the streets of the city. They also know that hitting a pedestrian costs them money and BIG aggravation.
Private drivers **fist shake here** are at once white-knuckled with stress behind the wheel, most likely to try to turn right on a red light, get Road Rage, be lookie-Lous and the least likely to be courteous in merging traffic.
While 256 pedestrian auto deaths last year is nothing to be proud of, the number of near misses is probably at least that number per major intersection.I live in Manhattan, and the statistic about jaywalkers being hit less often than pedestrians in the crosswalks makes sense to me: when you jaywalk you know you are on your own and you pay attention to what you are doing. When you are in the crosswalks,. Nowadays, Breitling watches have become a trend in fashion circles. They are so popular that everyone is longing for one to add crossing with the light, you have a false sense of security.
Actually I taught my son to walk to school by crossing in the middle of the block and not at the corner as in the middle of the block the traffic pattern is much simpler than at the corners.
And don't get me started about the dangerous bicyclists. (I am an avid bicyclist but I follow the traffic rules). A lot of NYC bicyclists behave like cars when it suits them, and then switch to pretending they are pedestrians when that works to their advantage. And now that they have been given their own lanes, they rush up and down,. Fashion accessories are decorative items that supplement one's garment, such as fashion jewellery,gold jewellery,women's jewellery.You can wholesale jewellery. against the traffic flow and don't stop at red lights. I guess they are feeling entitled after years of deprivation. But pedestrians are getting squished between the bikes and the cars.The author of the article (can we bet that he earned English or Psychology/Humanities major?) and his article are (yet another) sad example of societal values, kind of focus and products of our educational system which ad nausea emphasize 'communication', writing, 'creative writing',. Fashion accessories are decorative items that supplement one's garment, such as fashion jewellery,wholesale jewellery. supposed drawing of reader (viewer, consumer of mass media) into a story with 'human touch' ... all this while the most important aspect of such article/report/etc.. i.e. an objective, informative, educational value is too often severely distorted or diminished.Several other readers already (and with a relevant, valid points) commented on some gross deficiencies of the statistics here presented, lack of reference,pandora beads etc., thus making otherwise not only attractive but also useful topic of the article somehow wasted opportunity which - when properly done - would have been much more useful and beneficial.
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