It is no wonder that Philadelphia's pedestrian fatality rate is skyrocketing when car drivers display the sense of reckless entitlement described in a letter to the Local last week by Sam Gugino.
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It is no wonder that Philadelphia's pedestrian fatality rate is skyrocketing when car drivers display the sense of reckless entitlement described in a letter to the Local last week by Sam Gugino calling on mothers to yield their baby carriages to cars.
Mr. Gugino's sense of entitlement as a car driver is simply appalling.
The belief that you have a right to drive anywhere, any way, and at any speed is the kind of attitude that leads inevitably to countless pedestrian tragedies each year.
The law is clear: Pedestrians and baby carriages have the right-of-way at all times. Car drivers *must* yield the right-of-way to them.
Over the past two decades, cars and trucks have become far safer – but only for drivers and their passengers.
At the same time, cars and trucks have become super-sized, and pedestrian fatalities have skyrocketed.
The next time you get into your car, please stop and think: "Is the speed of my trip more important than the life of someone who is not protected by a thousand pound metal cage?"
And for heaven's sake, please SLOW DOWN.
Anne Dicker
Chair, WMAN Traffic Calming Committee
