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Protected for whom? Drivers have 5 times more protection than pedestrians or cyclists when crossing an intersection

by Team Chekpeds
Watch the red arrow at 37s – if you blink it will be gone This is the intersection where our neighbor Jose Calo was killed recently by a driver turning left at one of the deadly mixing zones. The red… Read more “Protected for whom? Drivers have 5 times more protection than pedestrians or cyclists when crossing an intersection”
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Is this the future? Electric vehicles plugged on the sidewalk for hours?

by Team Chekpeds
Filling your car tank at a gas station is a commercial transaction on private property. When did the MTA, DOT and others decide that electric charging should take place on public property, and further block sidewalks? Do we need to… Read more “Is this the future? Electric vehicles plugged on the sidewalk for hours?”