Comments on: DA Candidate Aborn: Traffic Deaths Not Just “Accidents”

By: Dave

Dave — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 19:33:08 +0000

Our local MPO, the Houston-Galveston Area Council, is pretty thorough at insisting agencies call them “crashes” and not “accidents.” As they put it, it’s not just an accident; there is a reason it happened, generally someone doing something they shouldn’t have.

By: ddartley

ddartley — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 17:45:55 +0000

I hope streetsblog and its readers continue to discuss the DA candidates; I want to hear more opinions of people like you lot.

This effort by Aborn may very well be the thing that gets me to choose him as the candidate I support (and I tend to support pretty heartily), but I have not truly chosen a candidate yet. I hope streetsblog stays on this subject.

By: Glenn

Glenn — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 16:19:53 +0000

Thanks JK. Aborn it is.

By: danlatorre

danlatorre — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 15:51:46 +0000

City primaries *really* matter this year amidst this groundswell of bicycling ridership, advocacy, and city leadership in NYC. Grow beyond locavore action, get into locavote action!

By: Eileen

Eileen — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 03:59:26 +0000

Thanks, JK. I’ve been sitting here in DC wishing I could vote for him, then d’oh saw your suggestion. He has my contribution now.

By: Doug

Doug — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 00:26:18 +0000

This may be the best thing I’ve seen on this blog since, uh, the bike access bill. This is very heartening.

By: Niccolo Machiavelli

Niccolo Machiavelli — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 00:05:56 +0000

Great pitch JK, I’m opening my checkbook too, this is just what I was waiting for.

By: JK

JK — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 22:12:56 +0000

I am voting for Aborn and I donated money to his campaign. I don’t know of any candidate, ever, in NYC having such a highly developed position on traffic justice. I’d also note that he is endorsed by people and groups across the political spectrum from Bill Bratton,LAPD chief, to many of the leftier NYC pols. He seems like the real deal and worth supporting. If his strong position on car crimes leads the other candidates to strengthen their own positions, so much the better. (He can also encourage some of his elected supporters to back more sensible laws and speed and red light cameras.)

By: J

Tue, 04 Aug 2009 21:44:30 +0000

This sounds excellent. It’s really great to hear someone finally compare traffic deaths to homicides. It’s not an accident when you drive 45 mph down a busy street and kill someone.

By: Peter Flint

Peter Flint — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 21:19:59 +0000

I met Richard Aborn when he was pressing the flesh at the farmer’s market a couple Saturdays ago. I was very favorably impressed by him. I brought up the issue of pedestrian/bicycle fatalities and he seemed well informed and sympathetic to the issues.

Haven’t decided for sure who I’m voting for yet, but he’s a contender for sure.