Comments on: Councilman Koppell Wants “Sadik-Kahn” Fired Over Turn Signal

By: Marty Barfowitz

Marty Barfowitz — Tue, 06 May 2008 17:58:10 +0000

left turn signals often make conditions much worse for pedestrians. has koppell ever tried to walk across this intersection? i imagine not.

By: Riverdalian

Riverdalian — Tue, 06 May 2008 17:40:10 +0000

I grew up a block from this intersection, riding my bike through it contantly. Left hand turns there are certainly dangerous, and I've probably witnessed at least a half dozen automobile crashes there personally.

In my amateur opinion, a left hand turn signal would be of great help, as drivers are too often too reckless.

Nonetheless, that is absolutely no reason to call for the resignation of perhaps the greatest DOT Commissioner this city has ever seen.

By: Spud Spudly

Spud Spudly — Tue, 06 May 2008 15:19:56 +0000

The level of idiocy at the staff level of the typical City Council member is really appalling (no comment necessary about the members themselves). Did some intern write that press release? How on earth can you misspell the name of the person who is the focus of what you're trying to say?!?!? And to think that the Deputy Inspector is from the DOT? Jeez, really pathetic. Eleanor Edelstein should be ashamed of herself.

Note that the date on the release is April 30. I guess nobody ran the story.

By: ddartley

ddartley — Tue, 06 May 2008 15:10:52 +0000

Cute. Reminds me of the letter I sent to President Bush soon after he took office and promptly reversed some promise he had made to set some carbon cap or other. Well before 9/11, before Iraq, and all the catastrophes he caused, when he went back on that pledge, I wrote to him a letter that contained the phrase "you should resign for this." HA HA HA!

Okay, seriously, though, I don't think Sadik-Khan has yet publicly apologized for speeding on the Throughway. She should. Any DOT Commissioner, especially one beloved of the livable streets movement, should be held to the highest standards of safe road use. Speeding KILLS people. It is THE way cars kill people. I got people you could ask. Make a statement condemning speeding, will you, please?