Shedding Some Light on “Be Seen, Be Safe”
“Be Seen, Be Safe” is a symptom of an auto-centric worldview where if a
pedestrian or bicyclist is unseen by a driver then they must have been
unseeable.(what kind of crazy logic is this?) They must have “come out of nowhere.” While it’s an obvious
tacit admission that our law enforcement efforts are inadequate and our
facilities are growing obsolete, it does little to protect riders and
walkers from the myriad of dangers that result.(oh my lord, the car haters do go on and on and on) Until we stop trying to
put high-viz vests onto straw men and address the real safety issues, I
offer in lieu of “Be Seen, Be Safe” the following bit of more practical
advice: Do whatever you can to avoid situations where you rely on a
motorist’s sobriety, attentiveness, or lawfulness to ensure your safety.
Ride or walk like you’re invisible.
Been Seen and Be Safe is nothing more than a publicity stunt, all these blogs take it as a serious campaign. It's the nanny state again. "They" will protect us from ourselves because they know what's best for us.
I called Bob Richardson a Nazi for censoring posts he kicked me off his site FOREVER! Portland Transport is the official rail apologists blog.
Wednesday, November 20, 2013
Thursday, November 7, 2013
PORTLAND TRANSPORT PIN HEADS OBJECT TO OREGONIAN ARTICLE
Who would have known? Portland's rail apologist blog takes exception to an OREGONIAN story on the street car: Make sure you read the comments at the Oregonian
I Beg Your Pardon, Streetcar Does Not Need to be Fixed
This year’s award for most inflammatory headline has to go to “Portland streetcar bottleneck needs $3.7 million fix less than a decade after tracks laid“.
The story refers to finally double-tracking a section of the alignment between 4th Ave and PSU Urban Center around what is known as the “Jasmine Block”. This is not a fix, it’s an investment in Streetcar’s expanded mission. (oh gawd get me a barf bag)
I Beg Your Pardon, Streetcar Does Not Need to be Fixed
The story refers to finally double-tracking a section of the alignment between 4th Ave and PSU Urban Center around what is known as the “Jasmine Block”. This is not a fix, it’s an investment in Streetcar’s expanded mission. (oh gawd get me a barf bag)
Monday, October 14, 2013
Arrogance
This is a comment by a pin head named Dan W at THIS post
The same could also apply to why Washington County is attracting far more of these kinds of employers than Clackamas or Clark Counties; it's not like either is in the middle of nowhere, but both have a ways to go until they can make themselves more appealing to a Nike or an Intel (Clackamas Co can start by electing actual leaders rather than cartoon characters).
Interesting that when elections do not go the way certain 'lefties' (for lack of a better term) want, they resort to this sort of juvenile behavior. This name calling is accepted and actually supported by the head pin heads since it supports their agenda. Anyone that uses that sort of language that does not support their agenda is moderated and chastised
Interesting that when elections do not go the way certain 'lefties' (for lack of a better term) want, they resort to this sort of juvenile behavior. This name calling is accepted and actually supported by the head pin heads since it supports their agenda. Anyone that uses that sort of language that does not support their agenda is moderated and chastised
Saturday, October 12, 2013
PIN HEAD UPDATE
Wednesday, October 9, 2013
Monday, October 7, 2013
The ring leaders
Reichsinspekteur Bob 'its my blog and I can do what I want' Richardson is basically the hatchet man for Portland Tranport and does all the scolding and berating and excluding. He is sorta a Trimet Gestapo fare inspector for his blog, his judgement prevails and he is the police, judge, and jury, piss him off and your gone |
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