INC NEWS - Let's talk about SAFETY only

[bragin at nc.rr.com]

""Do you believe it is safe to permit pedestrian activities* on roads, 
streets and/or intersections?" "

With all due respect, Mike, that is the wrong question. Pedestrian activities are already permitted on all except controlled access roads such as the Durham Freeway or I-85. And Durham already has a pedestrian plan in place, approved by city Council last year, which outlines how to make our roads safer for pedestrian activity, as well as how to create a pedestrian travel infrastructure which uses, but is not limited to, existing roadways. Pedestrian activity of any kind is a legitimate use of municipal and state facilities, and the real question is what should the various levels of government with responsibility in this area be doing to enhance the safety of those who choose to walk from one destination to another.

Barry Ragin
---- Mike - Hotmail <mwshiflett at hotmail.com> wrote: 

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good suggestion Newman!

Let's stick to one issue at a time.

This listserve was established years ago to provide folks a venue to be 
heard (as are a number of other neighborhood and community listserves have).

So I'll post this question with the hope that those people that are members 
of this listserve will 'voice' their opinion(s) regarding what they believe 
is a safe thing to allow or not.

"Do you believe it is safe to permit pedestrian activities* on roads, 
streets and/or intersections?"

*Pedestrian activities include anything other than the simple crossing of a 
street by a person on foot trying to get from one side of a street, road or 
intersection to the other side.

Listserves are also meant to educate.    So................please post your 
observations,  anecdotal incidents, related studies, documents or ordinances 
from other municipalities that relate to SAFETY and PEDESTRIANS to share 
with others.

With this background discussion we may then be able to move on to more 
specific topics, but not until then.

Mike Shiflett



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Newman Aguiar" <newman at nc.rr.com>
To: "'RW Pickle'" <randy at 27beverly.com>; <inc-list at durhaminc.org>
Sent: Tuesday, October 09, 2007 10:09 AM
Subject: Re: INC NEWS - right-of-way solicitation


> RW Pickle wrote:
> "I don't want to hear the "cell phone issue" again because if it
> were that big of an issue, I'm sure the laws would change to protect us
> all (not just City or County laws, but at a much higher level)."
>
> Perhaps, the news links below will help.
>
> http://www.webmd.com/news/20060629/driving-cell-phones-big-road-risk
> http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/8545779/
> http://www.abcnews.go.com/Technology/DyeHard/story?id=889064&page=1
> http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2005/12/051209113320.htm
> http://www.livescience.com/technology/050201_cell_danger.html
> http://archives.cnn.com/2001/US/08/16/cell.phone.driving/index.html
>
>
> http://www.iii.org/media/hottopics/insurance/cellphones/
>
>
> http://www.cellular-news.com/car_bans/
>
> It is not my intention to begin a discussion on this subject.  Once again, 
> I
> would simply suggest that we take the time to evaluate the veracity of the
> safety argument.
>
> Cheers.
>
> Newman
>
>
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