http://peds.org/2009/01/30/blame-the-road/ Making metro Atlanta walkable, step by step. Thu, 27 Oct 2011 10:13:56 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= http://peds.org/2009/01/30/blame-the-road/comment-page-1/#comment-9771 Streetsblog.net » For Raquel Nelson, Justice Still Elusive Thu, 28 Jul 2011 14:25:44 +0000 http://peds.org/?p=1853#comment-9771 [...] County has punted on this issue before in the remarkably similar 2008 case of Altamesa Walker. “That tragic case should have triggered a review of bus stop placement and the provisions [...] [...] County has punted on this issue before in the remarkably similar 2008 case of Altamesa Walker. “That tragic case should have triggered a review of bus stop placement and the provisions [...]

]]> http://peds.org/2009/01/30/blame-the-road/comment-page-1/#comment-9770 Transportation For America » Raquel Nelson will fight on, but should she have to? Wed, 27 Jul 2011 21:03:49 +0000 http://peds.org/?p=1853#comment-9770 [...] mother in the death of her own child as they crossed a road between a bus stop and home. In 2008, Altamesa Walker was charged with involuntary manslaughter because a driver hit her and her children, and her four-year-old daughter died. She took a plea [...] [...] mother in the death of her own child as they crossed a road between a bus stop and home. In 2008, Altamesa Walker was charged with involuntary manslaughter because a driver hit her and her children, and her four-year-old daughter died. She took a plea [...]

]]> http://peds.org/2009/01/30/blame-the-road/comment-page-1/#comment-9768 Free Raquel Nelson: Mom of Hit & Run Victim « my [urban] generation Wed, 27 Jul 2011 12:03:05 +0000 http://peds.org/?p=1853#comment-9768 [...] Keri Caffrey, from commuteorlando.com where this is cross-posted, found out this key information. Cobb County previously prosecuted another grieving mother who was walking with her child in an eerily similar [...] [...] Keri Caffrey, from commuteorlando.com where this is cross-posted, found out this key information. Cobb County previously prosecuted another grieving mother who was walking with her child in an eerily similar [...]

]]> http://peds.org/2009/01/30/blame-the-road/comment-page-1/#comment-4 Frank N. Wed, 04 Feb 2009 20:42:03 +0000 http://peds.org/?p=1853#comment-4 In just the last week 2 pedestrians were killed, and they were IN THE CROSSWALK. The elderly guy in Buckhead and the 7-year-old boy in Lithonia were both using the crosswalk legally, but drivers ran them down. People who insist pedestrians should always use the crosswalk have no idea how dangerous crosswalks in metro Atlanta can be. Turning drivers are especially deadly. Never trust drivers. In just the last week 2 pedestrians were killed, and they were IN THE CROSSWALK. The elderly guy in Buckhead and the 7-year-old boy in Lithonia were both using the crosswalk legally, but drivers ran them down. People who insist pedestrians should always use the crosswalk have no idea how dangerous crosswalks in metro Atlanta can be. Turning drivers are especially deadly. Never trust drivers.

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