tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487997866645638342.post5109204395465479226..comments2012-11-01T17:23:00.319-06:00Comments on Reckless at CU: Amelia: LetterUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487997866645638342.post-26418303951772797682010-04-18T22:50:28.975-06:002010-04-18T22:50:28.975-06:00Zach, with all due respect, did you read the lette...Zach, with all due respect, did you read the letter you responded to - Amelia is not being careless or not paying attention, but she is limited in how much "attention" she can pay to boarders and bicyclists (as well as posted visual signs/lane markings). I sincerely hope that you don't hit someone like her while you're skateboarding through crowds.<br /><br />I think that the best bet for helping Amelia and people with similar situations is for the school to work to education students more about the fact that bikers/boarders need to take care around pedestrians and especially those with guide dogs and/or canes. I've seen far too many bicyclists and skateboarders zip right by someone with a guide dog. This education needs to be for pedestrians as well though too because I've seen far too many pedestrians cut right in front of someone who is clearly being guided.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487997866645638342.post-54175815145956295512010-04-16T13:32:41.977-06:002010-04-16T13:32:41.977-06:00I understand that sometimes accidents to happen, i...I understand that sometimes accidents to happen, i understand that there are certain individuals are jerks and/or out of control, but for the most part people just need to get over it. I skateboard through crowds of people every single day and have been for four years, i have had maybe two incidents and both were caused by pedestrians. Not trying to be a jerk but people walking through campus and not paying attention because they are too busy texting or something is the main reason why there are accidents. Don't get mad cause pedestrians are dumb. Again, i do understand that there are a few jerks out there who may have hurt people or animals but the majority of us do not and are having to suffer the consequences....DIRC 4 LIFEZachnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487997866645638342.post-68271528618427696462010-04-16T10:42:50.338-06:002010-04-16T10:42:50.338-06:00I'm sorry to hear that cyclists are shouting a...I'm sorry to hear that cyclists are shouting at someone who clearly has no way of seeing which lane she's in (and just a moment's reflection will tell you that yeah, it'd be kind of hard to tell when all the lane markers are purely visual). That's not appropriate behavior at all.<br /><br />Someone in another thread mentioned the possibility of putting curbs between the bike and walking lanes, which I think could also help with this issue (assuming there were bumps or something installed on the ground at the entrances to the bike lane so blind pedestrians could tell which was which). How much do those bumps on ramps and other sidewalk entrances help, by the way, and alternatively, would simply putting a line of those down between the bike and walking lanes help you out?Kathryn K.noreply@blogger.com