Comments on: The Weekly Carnage http://www.streetsblog.org/2007/03/30/the-weekly-carnage-33/ 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: Angus Grieve-Smith http://www.streetsblog.org/2007/03/30/the-weekly-carnage-33/comment-page-1/#comment-30399 Angus Grieve-Smith Sat, 31 Mar 2007 14:25:39 +0000 http://www.streetsblog.org/2007/03/30/the-weekly-carnage-33/#comment-30399 Good point, Ian. If the driver would have been charged if they had done exactly the same reckless thing but damaged property instead of a person, well, that says it all really. Good point, Ian. If the driver would have been charged if they had done exactly the same reckless thing but damaged property instead of a person, well, that says it all really.

]]> By: AD http://www.streetsblog.org/2007/03/30/the-weekly-carnage-33/comment-page-1/#comment-30380 AD Fri, 30 Mar 2007 16:31:41 +0000 http://www.streetsblog.org/2007/03/30/the-weekly-carnage-33/#comment-30380 Link fixed. Thanks Ian. Link fixed. Thanks Ian.

]]> By: Ian D http://www.streetsblog.org/2007/03/30/the-weekly-carnage-33/comment-page-1/#comment-30378 Ian D Fri, 30 Mar 2007 16:14:34 +0000 http://www.streetsblog.org/2007/03/30/the-weekly-carnage-33/#comment-30378 RE: "Upper West Side: Woman, 50, Clings to Life After Being Hit by Cab" "The victim was in critical condition. The driver stopped about a block away from the scene and was not charged, police said." If he had rear-ended a Lexus, he would have been ticketed for following too close, etc. If you squish a human being - well, try not to do that again...now run along. No longer surprised. RE: “Upper West Side: Woman, 50, Clings to Life After Being Hit by Cab”

“The victim was in critical condition. The driver stopped about a block away from the scene and was not charged, police said.”

If he had rear-ended a Lexus, he would have been ticketed for following too close, etc. If you squish a human being – well, try not to do that again…now run along.

No longer surprised.

]]> By: Ian D http://www.streetsblog.org/2007/03/30/the-weekly-carnage-33/comment-page-1/#comment-30377 Ian D Fri, 30 Mar 2007 16:12:20 +0000 http://www.streetsblog.org/2007/03/30/the-weekly-carnage-33/#comment-30377 Link error: the first two stories under "Injuries..." link to the same article. Link error: the first two stories under “Injuries…” link to the same article.

]]> By: steely http://www.streetsblog.org/2007/03/30/the-weekly-carnage-33/comment-page-1/#comment-30371 steely Fri, 30 Mar 2007 13:58:05 +0000 http://www.streetsblog.org/2007/03/30/the-weekly-carnage-33/#comment-30371 I was riding up sixth ave when I witnessed that multiple ped/cab crash. It was a harrowing chain reaction that catapulted a parked cab into the crosswalk, striking two peds and critically injuring one ped. Despite eyewitness accounts of the reckless cabbie that set it all into motion, it was of course chalked up to an "unfortunate freak accident" I was riding up sixth ave when I witnessed that multiple ped/cab crash. It was a harrowing chain reaction that catapulted a parked cab into the crosswalk, striking two peds and critically injuring one ped. Despite eyewitness accounts of the reckless cabbie that set it all into motion, it was of course chalked up to an “unfortunate freak accident”

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