[Vision2020] With gas at $2.50 a gallon itistimetocutCrosswalknumbers

[Dick Schmidt]

Tom,

I think you have hit on the problem here, look both ways before you cross, 
and the idea that a vehicle weighs many more times than a person and can run 
over you very easily. They must not teach that here. I think the "common 
sense" thingie would go a long way.

Dick


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Tom Hansen" <thansen at moscow.com>
To: "'Carl Westberg'" <carlwestberg846 at hotmail.com>; <vision2020 at moscow.com>
Sent: Tuesday, April 12, 2005 12:09 PM
Subject: RE: [Vision2020] With gas at $2.50 a gallon 
itistimetocutCrosswalknumbers


> This "pedestrian" thing may be new to some of you.
>
> You see, I was taught and trained, years before my first driver's license,
> that as a pedestrian when crossing the street, you should look both ways
> before crossing.  I realize that this may be a whole new concept to those 
> of
> you who feel that you can blindly cross a street, but it's worked for me 
> as
> long as I have been able to walk.
>
> Granted, pedestrians do possess the right of way.  However, a little 
> common
> sense (there I go making demands again) goes a long way.
>
> Take care, Moscow.
>
> Tom Hansen
> Moscow, Idaho
>
> PS to Donovan -
>
> Yes.  All my posts to V2020 originate from the same computer.
>
> Oops, almost spilled my beer.  That would have been embarrassing to 
> explain
> to the person who cleans up around here.
>
> As I was saying . . . You can check with First Step Internet.  You will 
> find
> that all my postings originate from the same IP address.  If you still 
> feel
> that I am somehow in violation of some policy, please feel free to 
> complain.
> Dale has the address.
>
> Well . . . somebody's at my door.  Gotta go put on my clothes and see who 
> it
> is.
>
> We could learn a lot from crayons: some are sharp, some are pretty, some 
> are
> dull, some have weird names, and all are different colors....but they all
> exist very nicely in the same box.
>
>
>
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