INC NEWS - Durham does need a change...

[TheOcean1 at aol.com]

For those of you that missed that news17 story, or didn't recognize the  
intersection, it was 15-501 at Garrett Rd. Mike Shiflett's concern  for the woman 
weaving in an out of all the lanes with a bucket, holds water  (pardon the 
pun!)
Interestingly, as the news 17 folks filmed, behind me was a gentleman on  
crutches with one leg doing the same thing!  Was amazed he didn't get hit  while 
they filmed. Of course this is against the law, BECAUSE it's so  dangerous.
 
Ironically he was carrying a sign with just one word on it.... "CHANGE",  
which we all seem to agree is needed. Chapel Hill is running a parallel course  
that I've just learned about, and I assume they've been around a year in the  
crafting as we have in Durham.
 
Mr Shiflett is quite correct concerning the attempt to ban this practice in  
Durham county, that the two approaches are not related, nor mutually 
exclusive.  But they could work in concert with each other!
If the proposed ban is voted in, and IF any of the problem intersections  
were inside the City of Durham, there would be no one in the roadway to  give to. 
But if we the givers would stop passing money out our car windows,  there 
might not be any reason to stand on any intersection, inside the city or  out.
 
Bill Anderson
 
In a message dated 10/8/2007 3:50:30 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
res1m28r at verizon.net writes:

There is no doubt that the NCDOT needs to do  better design work and much 
more to improve pedestrian safety.  Did you  see the Bill Anderson interview?  
Did you recognize where the interview  was conducted?  Do you realize that this 
is an intersection where at  least one panhandler has been killed?  What is a 
life  worth?  In my opinion, the preservation and saving of one life is much  
more important than your analogy of safety not holding  water.  
 
I must and do agree with Mr. Shiflett.  The  City Council has also been 
proven to be wrong and change a decision on more  than one occasion.
 
Ronnie  Griffin          


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