tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2095284393772305956.post1916080984666389374..comments2023-10-22T10:53:07.976-04:00Comments on 14th & You: This Blog May Be Hazardous to the Health of Pedestrians14th & Youhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10401615764637283832noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2095284393772305956.post-4846255958486227802009-05-15T12:45:00.000-04:002009-05-15T12:45:00.000-04:00Has anyone noticed the officer on 13th and U Stree...Has anyone noticed the officer on 13th and U Street who is stationed there during rush hour to specifically harass commuters on their way to the metro in the AM? That guy doesn't seem to be effectively combating the J-walking in the city. He is just pretty rude and annoying. There must be a better way!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2095284393772305956.post-75551667237830968852009-05-13T20:54:00.000-04:002009-05-13T20:54:00.000-04:00Mr. 14th & You said...
Scenic--I hadn'...Mr. 14th & You said...<br /><br /> Scenic--I hadn't heard of the traffic light on Porter set-up. Is that clearly marked? It would seem that it might lead to a proliferation of people gunning it in an attempt to beat the light...but what do I know? maybe it works.<br />----------------------------------<br /><br />it works pretty well actually. its maybe a block and a half off of Connecticut. i love that it works, but not by monetary punishments well after the fact. its immediate, and a pain is a speeders ass.Sean Hennesseyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16516980915464663011noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2095284393772305956.post-30063911927604191012009-05-13T13:03:00.000-04:002009-05-13T13:03:00.000-04:00To piggy-back on Mr. 14th & You's post: I ...To piggy-back on Mr. 14th & You's post: I see a lot of awful drivers, particularly on weekend evenings. From what I can gather, VA and MD drivers aren't well practiced in yielding to pedestrians. <br /><br />A few years ago, I lived in a small city (25k people) with a huge bar scene on one particular street. On busy weekends, the cops would just shut down vehicle traffic at their discretion in the high-volume areas. I wish we could experiment with something like that here. However, I think the volume of cars that would then be traveling down residential streets would raise the ire of local residents and perhaps really gunk up traffic. Then again what are all of those cars doing on a street easily reached by both the red and green lines?14th & Youhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10401615764637283832noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2095284393772305956.post-79343701495924533782009-05-13T12:59:00.000-04:002009-05-13T12:59:00.000-04:00William, I agree. What I see as a large problem fo...William, I agree. What I see as a large problem for this intersection is the turn arrow for cars. Northbound 14th Street traffic has a signal for left turns onto westbound U St. Presumably this was installed for both vehicle and pedestrian safety. Yet, I have never seen a light cycle during which pedestrians did not cross against the turn arrow.14th & Youhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10401615764637283832noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2095284393772305956.post-53387539279026779452009-05-13T12:32:00.000-04:002009-05-13T12:32:00.000-04:00I got a ticket for jaywalking once, but the funny ...I got a ticket for jaywalking once, but the funny thing was that I wasn't jaywalking at all (I walked in the designated area as the walk signal was displayed, but it turned to don't walk as i reached the curb).<br /><br />Anyway, my point is that when they send POs to "enforce jaywalking" all they end up doing is standing at a corner and harassing citizens. Its totally useless. I saw this guy call over people for about an hour who were not the problem at all. (i.e. they were walking int he designated area, etc.)<br /><br />They can't just send some guy out to stand on a corner. they need police to actually stop the behavior when they see REAL jaywalking.braphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02687173711968334392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2095284393772305956.post-38001705852540779222009-05-13T09:55:00.000-04:002009-05-13T09:55:00.000-04:00Scenic--I hadn't heard of the traffic light on Por...Scenic--I hadn't heard of the traffic light on Porter set-up. Is that clearly marked? It would seem that it might lead to a proliferation of people gunning it in an attempt to beat the light...but what do I know? maybe it works.Mr. Other Upper NWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12536367497290075887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2095284393772305956.post-13469850099042453892009-05-13T09:45:00.000-04:002009-05-13T09:45:00.000-04:00it actually surprises me that its second.
there a...it actually surprises me that its second.<br /><br />there are a lot of intersections that i would have thought had more injuries. <br /><br />a thing that irritates me is when cars pull into the cross walk, let alone doing it in front of cops.<br /><br />instead of speeding cameras i really love the part of porter street just west of Connecticut that has a traffic light tied to speeding. you go to fast, you have to stop for a red light.<br />brilliant. yet its the only one i know of.Sean Hennesseyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16516980915464663011noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2095284393772305956.post-18615529911930904872009-05-12T14:39:00.000-04:002009-05-12T14:39:00.000-04:00I was with you until you said you were a driver. ...I was with you until you said you were a driver. lame. :)<br /><br />What bothers me is that there are parts of the city that don't have sidewalks! I mean, this is a major metropolitan city, with hundreds of thousands of residents and a daytime population of well over a million people, and there are parts of the city with no sidewalks? My guess is that all of them are in SE (and a few hoity toity neighborhoods in NW occupied by NIMBYS). What a shame that you can't safely get from one end of the city to another on your own two feet any way you choose.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com