Sorry, but I have to disagree on this one. I used to park at the old Armory and the exit was totally blind. I would always slowly edge out, but it being so near the Dome, on many evenings people were going to games and you could not see them until you were almost on the sidewalk. I think the warning, "Car Approaching" gives pedestrians an appropriate heads up that a car is coming. Think of the alternative, no warning at all. Is that what Bruce is advocating? Dann Dobson Summit Hill - Saint Paul
Bruce Shoemaker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: As a little side issue on the debate regarding our automobile dominated city, something that has annoyed me for years are the downtown parking ramps that have speakers out by the sidewalk that issue a loud warning of "car approaching" whenever a car is about to leave the ramp and exit the driveway into the street. They also have signs that flash "car coming." The one I see the most is by the YMCA on 9th Street when I am walking up to enter that building or when parking my bike, but there are several others downtown as well. The exit driveway is not at a traffic light. Legally I would think cars should be stopping for pedestrians on the sidewalk. Why are these ramps set up so that it appears to be the responsibility of the walker to get out of the way of the car? If they can go to the trouble of installing sensors that tell when a car is approaching, why can't they instead install sensors indicating when a pedestrian is approaching that warn the drivers to stop? Or better yet force them to stop--they could install tire shredders that emerge from beneath the pavement whenever a pedestrian approaches. Safety first! Bruce Shoemaker Holland neighborhood REMINDERS: 1. Be civil! Please read the NEW RULES at http://www.e-democracy.org/rules. If you think a member is in violation, contact the list manager at [EMAIL PROTECTED] before continuing it on the list. 2. Don't feed the troll! Ignore obvious flame-bait. For state and national discussions see: http://e-democracy.org/discuss.html For external forums, see: http://e-democracy.org/mninteract ________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A Civil City-focused Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: mailto:mpls@mnforum.org Subscribe, Un-subscribe, etc. at: http://e-democracy.org/mpls --------------------------------- Yahoo! for Good Click here to donate to the Hurricane Katrina relief effort. REMINDERS: 1. Be civil! Please read the NEW RULES at http://www.e-democracy.org/rules. If you think a member is in violation, contact the list manager at [EMAIL PROTECTED] before continuing it on the list. 2. Don't feed the troll! Ignore obvious flame-bait. For state and national discussions see: http://e-democracy.org/discuss.html For external forums, see: http://e-democracy.org/mninteract ________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A Civil City-focused Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: mailto:mpls@mnforum.org Subscribe, Un-subscribe, etc. at: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
