Re: [Elm City Cycling] crazed driver taken from burning GREEN truck on the new haven green

[Mark Abraham]

Yet another of many daily reminders why so many cities are installing protective bollards in busy pedestrian areas. 

A few examples: http://www.pps.org/imagedb/category?gallery_id=890

Great to see the city's response here, but incidents like these have killed dozens of persons in the past.  What if a school group had been crossing here?  This is one of the busiest pedestrian intersections in Connecticut.

http://www.streetsblog.org/2009/06/30/memo-to-ray-kelly-how-about-barriers-for-pedestrians-too/

Mark

On Tue, Dec 22, 2009 at 2:09 PM, Michael Dunlap <mic...@wu.its.yale.edu> wrote:

The article in the Independent has a somewhat different take on the
story than the Advocate.

http://www.newhavenindependent.org/archives/2009/12/driver_rams_tru.php

On 12/22/2009 01:02 PM, David Streever wrote:
>
> the truck caught fire & he had to be pulled from it, fighting with the
> people trying to save him--
>
> One of our cyclists was hit by a large green truck two years ago. I
> wonder how many green trucks there are in New Haven being driven by
> people who are out of their minds?
>
> http://www.newhavenadvocate.com/blogs/home.cfm?uid=97
> <http://www.newhavenadvocate.com/blogs/home.cfm?uid=97>
>
> --
> David Streever
> Web Developer, Cyclist
> Director Technical Operations
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