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July 23, 2018 at 11:07 am #923311
JoBParticipantwhat on earth is the matter with some of you?
you shouldn’t have to be told to slow down on our city’s side streets but apparently you do
so stop getting pissed off about the signs on the street and take your foot off the gas pedal
if you hit someone else’s kid .. or elderly parents.. it is going to ruin a whole lot more than your dayJuly 24, 2018 at 5:01 am #923378
mark47nParticipantAs to using side streets instead of arterial to get somewhere faster: I can’t believe that it’s actually faster to use side streets. Eventually you’ll have to join back up with arterials to exit neighborhoods.
When will side streets become so overburdened that people start driving through the alleys instead? How about bike paths? There are several that are large enough to accommodate a vehicle on them.
To the OP: The operator of a motorized vehicle is legally responsible to exercise a higher degree of caution than pedestrians. You want to make it the pedestrians problem when you’re in a hurry and using side street in a manner for which they are not intended so you’re the one causing the hazard.
Yes, play is not the intended use of a street so pedestrians must get out of the way when a car is coming through but they shouldn’t have to scatter for their safety, their safety is the drivers responsibility, especially since they will be the one cited. Again, I played in the street all the time. Skates, bikes, baseball and pretty much any other game. This was because the nearest parks were far enough away that they were impractical in the minds of children. We got out of the way of cars but they sometimes had to stop while we gathered or get and got out of the way.
If you choose to travel down side streets then prepare to be surprised and possibly inconvenienced. If this is just too much for you then take the arterials and quit your whinging.
July 25, 2018 at 3:58 pm #923469
ScofflawsrusParticipantHand made signs are illegal.
July 26, 2018 at 2:14 pm #923592
JanSParticipantDear wsb1984…here’s some advice – SLOW THE HELL DOWN ! Goes for the rest , too. Do we collectively no longer have common sense? It’s summer ! Kids will be playing on side streets. Yes, they could be inside in front of the TeeVee Machine, or the internet. They’re not. You have the big metal vehicle with a lot of tonnage. Use it wisely. Or go play in the street yourself. Good grief!
July 26, 2018 at 4:00 pm #923601
LTMParticipantI did not see anywhere in wsb1984 stating she/he was driving erratically and over the speed limit, all I saw was their concern about a 4 yr. old alone playing out in the street and the parent thinking it was ok because they put a slow down child at play sign out.
July 26, 2018 at 4:49 pm #923593
JanSParticipantScofflawsrus….Your point?
July 26, 2018 at 4:49 pm #923559
JoBParticipantScofflawrus
so is driving on side streets at a speed that would cause anyone to produce those signs…
signs that most people are purchasing at a local store…July 26, 2018 at 5:46 pm #923610
22bladesParticipantI tried to get one of those city signs that say “twenty is plenty” or “drive like you live here” but they said I had to be part of some program.
July 27, 2018 at 11:12 am #923691
heartlessParticipant22,
I always think it’d be amusing to put up joke signs that say “Feel ALIVE, Drive Fifty-Five!” or “Get there FAST, Step on the GAS!”
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