[PRCo] Re: Wabash Tunnel in Operation

[Derrick J Brashear]

On Fri, 19 Jan 2007, Joshua Dunfield wrote:

> If a pedestrian is run down in a Braddock Avenue crosswalk in the same
> place as two previous crashes, should the people who decide not to put in
> a stop sign have *no* responsibility?  Sure, the driver who failed to yield
> deserves most of the blame, but after two previous incidents it should be
> incumbent on the people who control the street to address the situation.

They interviewed people at the time who said people, including the 
deceased, felt unsafe crossing at that particular intersection. Ok, if you 
recognize the situation and keep doing it anyway, seeing what conditions 
are, I'm not saying you deserve what you get, but... walk to the next 
block and cross? Just because you can (legally) do something doesn't mean 
you should. There are places I *can* walk, bike, or drive (mostly turn out 
of side streets) that I won't because it's too risky, legal or not. This 
comes back to personal responsibility.

> way?  *Someone* needs to pay, if at all possible, or a party that's really
> not at fault gets nothing.

If said party shares in the blame perhaps they should pay themselves :)

Of course, we've gotten wildly offtopic now. And I contributed. Bleh.