Comments on: Mary Beth Kelly: From Tragedy to Advocacy

By: ken wade

ken wade — Thu, 21 Feb 2008 23:38:21 +0000

I have been riding a bike in NYC for more then 30 years and have had many close encounters of a dangerous kind. I was deeply sadden to read of the death of Dr. Carl Nacht as I had once been his patient and thought he a fine man and doctor. It was wonderful to see the film and MaryBeth's inspiring work on behalf of the people of our city. Thank you film makers for a great job and most important thank you MaryBeth for your outstanding work.
KenWade

By: Christine Berthet

Christine Berthet — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 21:26:20 +0000

Sick of it all, I knwo exactly how you feel
lets keep the politicians feet to the fire. i fhtey want to be elected we want zero fatalities ..

By: Christine Berthet

Christine Berthet — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 21:22:19 +0000

What a beautiful piece this is !
Mary Beth is so quitely determined, she is a rock ...
Zero fatalities in 2020, why not in 2015 ? that is a commitemnt wewant to get from our NYCity candidates.

By: brooke

brooke — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 04:14:25 +0000

Mary Beth is an extraordinary woman and I can only imagine that her husband was also. I wish I had the chance to meet him.

Lovely video Clarence and Elizabeth, thank you.

By: Sick Of It All

Sick Of It All — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 02:09:35 +0000

On one hand, its incredibly inspiring to see how Gandhi like Mary Beth Kelly is.

But American drivers will continue to kill New Yorkers until it has some negative effects for them. Thats their calculus.

So what do we do?

Do we have to spike their tires?

Do we have to smash their windshields?

Do we have to pull out a revolver and blow their heads off?

What will it take to impress upon these foreigners that their behavior isn't acceptable here?

WHAT?

Because I REALLY hope someone can come up with suggestions better than mine.

But if the alternative is to allow murderers to freely roam our city with their two ton lethal weapons, "accidentally" killing pedestrians and cyclists, maybe retaliation is the only response.

I hope to God I'm wrong, and that we can find some other way of coming to terms with those who want to clog our streets, pollute our air, and KILL OUR CITIZENS, but based on almost 50 years of living in NYC and the states, I don't think I am.

Any suggestions?

Think as if you were going to be run over and murdered tomorrow and it's your last suggestion, because maybe it is.

Some guy in Jersey just started up his SUV and its coming your way.

By: Dave H

Dave H — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 01:57:00 +0000

As usual, good film from Clarence. The music may be a bit much for me though (don't want to be critical, just honest).

By: kelley

kelley — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 01:44:32 +0000

Thank you. Thank you to StreetFilms for producing such a touching clip, and most of all thank you to Mary Beth Kelly for becoming an advocate for cycling. May you touch many people's hearts in memory of your husband, and may this city become safer for cyclists and pedestrians so that deaths like that of Dr. Carl Henry Nacht will stop being senselessly repeated.