Comments on: The Weekly Carnage http://www.streetsblog.org/2006/10/13/the-weekly-carnage-11/ Covering the New York City Streets Renaissance Fri, 10 Feb 2012 16:07:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: AD http://www.streetsblog.org/2006/10/13/the-weekly-carnage-11/comment-page-1/#comment-5931 AD Fri, 13 Oct 2006 18:24:24 +0000 http://www.streetsblog.org/2006/10/13/the-weekly-carnage-11/#comment-5931 Thanks Glenn. Looks like I missed one. Thanks Glenn. Looks like I missed one.

]]> By: Glenn http://www.streetsblog.org/2006/10/13/the-weekly-carnage-11/comment-page-1/#comment-5930 Glenn Fri, 13 Oct 2006 17:58:13 +0000 http://www.streetsblog.org/2006/10/13/the-weekly-carnage-11/#comment-5930 A grandfather killed by a car: http://www.nydailynews.com/news/local/story/461320p-388142c.html A grandfather killed by a car: http://www.nydailynews.com/news/local/story/461320p-388142c.html

]]> By: Glenn http://www.streetsblog.org/2006/10/13/the-weekly-carnage-11/comment-page-1/#comment-5923 Glenn Fri, 13 Oct 2006 14:42:39 +0000 http://www.streetsblog.org/2006/10/13/the-weekly-carnage-11/#comment-5923 All these flat fix deaths are avoidable. Whether you have AAA membership or not, the city should tow any vehicle to a safe place for free, particularly in areas with a narrow shoulder. Drivers should stay put and call for help if they have a cell phone. The other alternative which I wouldn't be opposed to is to make shoulders big enough to be safe, which almost none are in NYC. All these flat fix deaths are avoidable. Whether you have AAA membership or not, the city should tow any vehicle to a safe place for free, particularly in areas with a narrow shoulder. Drivers should stay put and call for help if they have a cell phone.

The other alternative which I wouldn’t be opposed to is to make shoulders big enough to be safe, which almost none are in NYC.

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