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Catherine Vincent (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-03-07 12:35 PM Original message |
People....We have to Slow down when driving |
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Captain Hilts (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-03-07 12:38 PM Response to Original message |
1. We need to slow down on the highways to IMMEDIATELY save energy. nt |
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Squatch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-03-07 05:16 PM Response to Reply #1 |
26. Energy efficiency is a measure of technology, not necessarily speed |
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Captain Hilts (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-03-07 05:27 PM Response to Reply #26 |
30. I know in some cases that's true, but most vehicles on the road save energy slowing... |
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happyslug (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-03-07 10:10 PM Response to Reply #26 |
36. You trust those gages??? They were built for OTHER reasons than mpg |
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Ms. Toad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-06-07 10:30 AM Response to Reply #36 |
42. You are just wrong about gas mileage |
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bullwinkle428 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-06-07 02:19 PM Response to Reply #42 |
47. Great post! I've been to the GreenHybrid site, and also |
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Ms. Toad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-06-07 05:41 PM Response to Reply #47 |
50. Good for you! |
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NutmegYankee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-06-07 06:09 PM Response to Reply #36 |
51. You need to study lugging |
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DavidDvorkin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-03-07 12:39 PM Response to Original message |
2. Did it happen because the driver was going too fast? |
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Catherine Vincent (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-03-07 12:42 PM Response to Reply #2 |
5. I think it happened because the driver was in a hurry. |
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OzarkDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-03-07 05:16 PM Response to Reply #5 |
27. Happened to my son |
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zalinda (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-03-07 12:39 PM Response to Original message |
3. I HATE driving downtown because |
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Catherine Vincent (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-03-07 12:45 PM Response to Reply #3 |
7. That is true. |
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kestrel91316 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-03-07 12:47 PM Response to Reply #3 |
9. If a pedestrian is in a crosswalk and has the signal to walk, he has |
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CreekDog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-03-07 01:16 PM Response to Reply #9 |
12. Absolutely right Kestrel |
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zalinda (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-03-07 02:18 PM Response to Reply #9 |
15. I'm not talking intersections |
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meegbear (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-03-07 12:50 PM Response to Reply #3 |
10. I hear yah! |
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bobbolink (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-03-07 02:25 PM Response to Reply #3 |
17. Downtown drivers should be required to WALK for over a month downtown |
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HiFructosePronSyrup (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-03-07 12:39 PM Response to Original message |
4. Pedestrians have the right of way. |
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CreekDog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-03-07 01:18 PM Response to Reply #4 |
13. In fact, if you don't stop while a pedestrian is crossing a crosswalk |
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eppur_se_muova (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-04-07 11:43 AM Response to Reply #13 |
39. MD is almost the same ... ped must be "out of your lane" before you can proceed. nt |
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high density (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-03-07 05:27 PM Response to Reply #4 |
29. Pedestrians also need to realize that drivers can not predict |
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RogueBandit (168 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-03-07 12:43 PM Response to Original message |
6. Not enforcing laws, charging a fee |
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JSK (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-03-07 12:47 PM Response to Original message |
8. Speaking of tragic accidents... |
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CreekDog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-03-07 01:21 PM Response to Reply #8 |
14. 19th and Holloway in SF is a terrible intersection |
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emilyg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-03-07 12:57 PM Response to Original message |
11. And use our signals - please. |
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bobbolink (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-03-07 02:23 PM Response to Original message |
16. Yet there are DUers bad-mouthing blind people for being afraid of cars they can't hear. |
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Javaman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-03-07 02:45 PM Response to Original message |
18. About 5 years ago, I saw a hit and run. |
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ljm2002 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-03-07 03:43 PM Response to Original message |
19. Good reminder... |
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Catherine Vincent (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-03-07 05:07 PM Response to Reply #19 |
24. Very good post. n/t |
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BlooInBloo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-03-07 03:46 PM Response to Original message |
20. It's about being aware. |
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movie_girl99 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-03-07 03:49 PM Response to Original message |
21. it seems like a crap shoot these days |
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Buns_of_Fire (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-06-07 10:57 AM Response to Reply #21 |
45. I wouldn't hang an undue amount of calumny on Texans... |
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Captain Hilts (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-03-07 03:54 PM Response to Original message |
22. People drive faster than ever, everywhere. It's Pedestrian Polo out there. nt |
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judaspriestess (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-03-07 03:55 PM Response to Original message |
23. we've got speeding ass fools here in Vegas |
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flvegan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-03-07 05:11 PM Response to Original message |
25. This is why all pedestrians should have Concealed Carry Permits. |
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ecstatic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-03-07 05:18 PM Response to Original message |
28. So true. I saw a pedestrian almost get hit today too. nt |
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Hippo_Tron (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-03-07 05:29 PM Response to Original message |
31. The interstate is the only place that I go over the speed limit |
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riverdeep (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-03-07 05:35 PM Response to Original message |
32. I've stopped speeding. |
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Telly Savalas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-03-07 06:26 PM Response to Original message |
33. We need to be more aggressive about suspending licenses |
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Catshrink (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-03-07 06:28 PM Response to Original message |
34. I drove by a fatality yesterday. |
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mudesi (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-03-07 06:38 PM Response to Original message |
35. I'll agree with that only if they remove limits on the highway |
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happyslug (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-03-07 10:29 PM Response to Reply #35 |
38. Are you talking about interstates or highways in general? |
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happyslug (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-03-07 10:21 PM Response to Original message |
37. You do NOT mention the City, we still joke about the last two pedestrians killed In Pittsburgh. |
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kdpeters (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-05-07 06:41 AM Response to Original message |
40. We also have to start watching out for drivers when we're pedestrians |
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taterguy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-06-07 08:22 AM Response to Original message |
41. What's this "we" shit? How many pedestrians am I gonna kill on my bicycle? |
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bullwinkle428 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-06-07 02:22 PM Response to Reply #41 |
48. I hit 36-37 mph on my bike regularly going down one particular hill |
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donsu (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-06-07 10:41 AM Response to Original message |
43. we need to stop driving one day a week |
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taterguy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-06-07 01:48 PM Response to Reply #43 |
46. Why? |
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porphyrian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-06-07 10:48 AM Response to Original message |
44. No, we have to pay attention to our surroundings when we drive. |
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Book Lover (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-06-07 02:24 PM Response to Original message |
49. To be contrarian for a moment |
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