[Vision2020] Welcome Cynthia Nichols

[Donovan Arnold]

I would like to welcome Cynthia Nichols to Vision2020 and to our little 
town. I know you have been here for three years but that  is a newbie for 
non-students living in Moscow.

Please feel free to post whatever you want and have any opinion you wish so 
long as it is your own opinion :).

Also keep in mind that V2020 is not all that representative of Moscow as a 
whole. V2020 is way more liberal and dominated by only about 10-15 regular 
writers. However, V2020 has about 500 subscribers that read from the list. 
V2020 is also known as Venom 2020 because it can get really heated in here. 
Do not take anything on here personally, it is just a list serve.

I thought your opinion was very insightful and well thought out. I hope to 
hear more from you regardless of if we agree or not. You will also find that 
we have a really nice city council packed with good people, although I do 
want to ring some of their necks sometime :P.

Take Care,

Donovan J Arnold

>From: cynthia nichols <cynthiann0 at mac.com>
>To: Dick Schmidt <dickschmidt at moscow.com>
>CC: joann mack <jmack at turbonet.com>, Nancy Chaney <nchaney at moscow.com>,     
>    John Dickinison <johnd at moscow.com>, vision2020 at moscow.com,        peg 
>hamlett <peg_hamlett at msn.com>, Linda Pall <lpall at moscow.com>
>Subject: Re: [Vision2020] With gas at $2.50 a gallon it is 
>timetocutCrosswalknumbers
>Date: Tue, 12 Apr 2005 10:27:22 -0700
>
>Dick,
>You said, "Pedestrians cross the road to get to the other side but they 
>need to do a little planning before they go so they don't stop my 3,500# 
>Taurus. If they don't hustle when they cross I will blow my horn and start 
>moving ahead. ;-))"
>
>When one takes a driver's test to get an Idaho driver's license, usually 
>he/she studies the vehicle code which states that cars must yield to 
>pedestrians at marked and UNmarked crosswalks. It seems to me that even if 
>the city removes crosswalks, you'd still have to stop for a person who is 
>crossing at an intersection. A crosswalk is really just a way of helping 
>drivers notice pedestrians. I walk all over Moscow and use the crosswalks 
>to cross. When I first moved here 3 years ago, people graciously stopped, 
>left lots of time for me to cross, even on the highways. It is not so easy 
>to cross now. People who know the law and respect it still stop. I am 
>grateful to them. But try crossing Washington at  the police station! It's 
>not easy.  I attribute that to a greater degree of  an "I'm more important 
>than you are (I'm in a hurry), (I need to save 4¢ gas)" attitude in recent 
>years. Something's happened to Moscow in 3 years for some people to become 
>so much less courteous (hmmm). When I hear people talk about drivers' 
>disrespect of pedestrians "back east" I wonder, are they advocating that we 
>become more like Philly? Is that what we really want? I don't.
>
>I hope that you and the city council come to  realize that crosswalks are 
>NOT a problem .
>Furthermore, if I am in a crosswalk and you don't stop your 3500# Taurus 
>and end up hitting me, I authorize my husband to sue you for the maximum 
>amount he can get.   ;-))   Wouldn't it be more prudent for you to brake 
>for me?
>
>Cynthia Nichols
>
>PS-Because I walk so much, I fill up my tank only once a month or so. You 
>might try combining your Winco trip with a few other errands and take 
>streets other than 3rd. I've only lived here 3 years and I know lots of 
>routes. It's a gorgeous little town and I drive slowly through pretty 
>neighborhoods when I drive, noticing the beauty as I go.
>
>PPS-I am a first time contributor to this list. I have begun writing many 
>replies but it really takes a brave person to add to this list if they have 
>a dissident view--and I realize that this e-mail may generate a lot of 
>vitriol. I may have to unsubscribe.
>
>On Apr 12, 2005, at 7:08 AM, Dick Schmidt wrote:
>
>>Pedestrians cross the road to get to the other side but they need to do a 
>>little planning before they go so they don't stop my 3,500# Taurus. If 
>>they don't hustle when they cross I will blow my horn and start moving 
>>ahead. ;-))
>
>
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