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Re: Pedestrians aren't the only ones who matter.

Posted by BusMgr on Tue Dec 27 19:03:26 2016, in response to Re: Pedestrians aren't the only ones who matter., posted by BrooklynBus on Tue Dec 27 11:09:26 2016.

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The point is that the original letter writer was effectively complaining that (1) pedestrians were not being afforded equal access to highways if they could not use them safely, and (2) automobilists require significant regulation because of the dangers they impose on others. With the guiding principle that all have an equal right to use the highways, you are entirely correct in stating that pedestrians are not the only ones who matter. However, since they matter as much as other users, their ability to use the highways must be protected, and other users that endanger pedestrians by their inherently dangerous activity must be regulated to ensure the safety of those other equal users . . . even if those automobilists are inconvenienced. The pedestrian should not need to take special precautions himself or herself because other users have chosen to use inherently dangerous vehicles; the full burden of ameliorating the danger should rest on those imposing the danger, i.e., the automobilists.

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