When Slugs Become Pedestrians

This morning someone almost died on 14th St. Okay, that's a bit dire, but I'd like to appeal to riders to use caution when they leave a vehicle and take to foot. Here's what happened...at about 6:30 (still dark), while traffic was stopped at a light on 14th Street, a rider in a car in the outside (curb) lane, jumped out and started running in between cars to cross the street. As he did, the light changed, and a driver coming up the clear inside lane somehow managed to stop just in time to avoid hitting the foolish person. Do I know the man was a slug? No. He could have been a car pool member, but the distinction means nothing if you're the one who gets hit.

Try crossing Rte. 610 in Stafford....no crosswalks and people in Stafford are still somewhat country where they don't expect pedestrians to cross and major roads. I did it once and will never do it again -- I was scared until I made it to the Mine Road lot. [xx(]

Dina