Thanks.


Ethan Finneran
efinneran@...



On Dec 25, 2007, at 3:39 PM, Anil Makhijani wrote:

> Thank you for the contributing.  I added this information to the  
> project wiki page.
>
> On Dec 25, 2007 2:57 PM, <efinneran@...> wrote:
> I am so glad this group exists.  I have complained about the  
> intersection of 79th & Amsterdam for years now, and after all those  
> complaints all that has changed is that there is a yellow sign high  
> up on a pole telling drivers to yield to pedestrians.  My wife was  
> hit at this intersection about 10 years ago while I stood right next  
> to her.  She only had a broken leg in the end, but could easily have  
> been killed.  Then a friend was hit under identical circumstances a  
> couple of years later.  Both were hit by a northbound vehicle  
> turning left onto 79th.  Both were hit while in the crosswalk with a  
> white Walk light lit.  Amazingly, both were also hit while in the  
> two eastbound lanes, meaning that in both cases the vehicle was  
> actually cutting the turn so close that it was making a left turn  
> into what would have been oncoming traffic, if there had been any at  
> the time.  I reported this to Gale Brewer several times and to DOT  
> and to other city agencies I can't recall right now.
>
> Well, that's my welcoming statement!  I look forward to hearing from  
> you all.
>
> Sincerely,
>
> Ethan Finneran
>
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