RE: [Mpls] Red Light Running
I think most would agree Minnesota drivers are the pits. Red lights = accellerate at all costs; green lights, you break out a lunch. I've noticed most can't seem to do two things at once i.e. talk on the phone and continue to accellerate and at least attempt to stay in their lane. I thought speaker phones were relatively mandatory w/relation to car phones, but I might be mistaken. Is there an increased insurance rate for car phones? Wasn't there higher rates for smoking drivers at one time? The rationale being that the smoking driver would be lighting a cigarette or dousing one, or fanning their flaming trousers, and therefore the risk of an accident was greater? I loved the letter from a Star Tribune reader that suggested giving cell phone users the sane lane... As far as everyone seeming to be in a hurry, it's rather self-important - they're such an integral part of where they're going they feel totally justified in risking my life and theirs to get there. I once made a bumper sticker that said: Tube of mascara - $8.95 Cost of removing applicator wand from eye socket should the driver in front of you hit the brakes suddenly - $10,895.00 Of course that's just an estimate. JHarmon Cleveland _ MSN Photos is the easiest way to share and print your photos: http://photos.msn.com/support/worldwide.aspx ___ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A Civil City Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, Unsubscribe, Digest option, and more: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
RE: [Mpls] Red Light Running
Can we also talk about stop sign running? There is a stop sign on 42nd St. and Nokomis Ave. that I make a left turn at every day. I can't trust that oncoming cars will stop until they actually get to the sign and stop. I have seen a dozen cars run it -- one actually had to slow down and swerve around me (I was making the left turn) in order to run the sign! This same car was behind another car which did stop, so I assumed it was my turn. It is not unusual to see the shattered glass remains of the accidents that occur there. And yes, the stop sign is visible and yes, there is another sign alerting drivers of the upcoming stop sign. Sonja Dahl Standish-Ericsson -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Dooley, Bill Sent: Wednesday, August 21, 2002 11:01 AM To: Discuss Minneapolis (E-mail) Subject: [Mpls] Red Light Running Has anyone noticed a proliferation of red light running in Minneapolis? Within 24 hours on the corner of 54th and Lyndale Avenue South I saw a near miss and a collision caused by a red light runner. Why is everyone in such a gosh darn hurry? Bill Dooley Kenny ___ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A Civil City Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, Unsubscribe, Digest option, and more: http://e-democracy.org/mpls ___ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A Civil City Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, Unsubscribe, Digest option, and more: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
Re: [Mpls] Red Light Running
I don't know if it's a proliferation or just business as usual, but the number of people who run the lights at Lake and Portland, Lake and Park, 31st St. and Park and 31st St. and Portland is astronomical. No week goes by without that sound of crashing vehicles. Some of those crashes have created major loss of life and injury. Also, there's a fair amount of destruction to parked vehicles and corner properties. Very scarey stuff. WizardMarks, Central Dooley, Bill wrote: >Has anyone noticed a proliferation of red light running in Minneapolis? Within 24 >hours on the corner of 54th and Lyndale Avenue South I saw a near miss and a >collision caused by a red light runner. Why is everyone in such a gosh darn hurry? > >Bill Dooley >Kenny >___ >Minneapolis Issues Forum - A Civil City Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy >Post messages to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Subscribe, Unsubscribe, Digest option, and more: >http://e-democracy.org/mpls > ___ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A Civil City Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, Unsubscribe, Digest option, and more: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
[Mpls] Red Light Running
Has anyone noticed a proliferation of red light running in Minneapolis? Within 24 hours on the corner of 54th and Lyndale Avenue South I saw a near miss and a collision caused by a red light runner. Why is everyone in such a gosh darn hurry? Bill Dooley Kenny ___ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A Civil City Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, Unsubscribe, Digest option, and more: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
