Comments on: safety zone for no one

By: Fred

Fred — Wed, 11 Jan 2006 15:12:24 +0000

Well he should pay – in one way or another!

By: tommy

tommy — Tue, 10 Jan 2006 20:54:03 +0000

No, there’s nothing stopping her from a civil suit. And although the phrase “I want him to pay” is a bit uncouth, the feeling is certainly understandable. I would be beside myself.

By: Rachel*

Rachel* — Tue, 10 Jan 2006 20:17:24 +0000

That’s not really “all.” Since, as Spears admits, she wants the guy “to pay” – which always makes me frown – there’s nothing really stopping her from a civil suit.

By: tommy

tommy — Tue, 10 Jan 2006 19:41:09 +0000

you can get those same books at Inkwood. Support your neighbors!

By: Meredith

Meredith — Tue, 10 Jan 2006 16:52:13 +0000

In all fairness, I think traffic on Bayshore Blvd has improved somewhat. (And you could always Photoshop the speed sign.)

It’s apparent that pedestrians are worth less than cars in most aspects of development and civic planning. Why? You can’t shop and carry as much on foot. It’s harder to take the whole famn damily out to dinner or movies on foot. You don’t use gasoline on foot. You are not doing your part as a dutiful consumer if you’re on foot.

If Tommy was an Amazon affiliate, I bet he’d link these:
End of the Road: The World Car Crisis and How We Can Solve It – Wolfgang Zuckerman
Down the Asphalt Path: The Automobile and the American City – Clay McShane
Asphalt Nation: How the Automobile Took Over America and How We Can Take it Back – Jane Holtz Kay

By: TheMax

TheMax — Tue, 10 Jan 2006 14:10:39 +0000

Bayshore brings up a whole other issue. There are NO safe places to cross Bayshore. I wish the government cared as much about making the area safe for pedestrians as they did about getting rid of homosexuals and bikini bars.

By: Bob

Bob — Tue, 10 Jan 2006 13:55:06 +0000

It would be an ACCIDENT if his tire blew out and he lost control of his vehicle and hit someone. This case was not an accident, it was NEGLIGENCE, and should be treated as such. We had a similar crash in Orlando and the driver only got a ticket after killing two little girls. Negligent driving resulting in a death should be considered manslaughter.

By: PortTampa

PortTampa — Tue, 10 Jan 2006 12:58:02 +0000

Husband, daughter and I just moved here after he finished a tour in Iraq. Chose a neighborhood SOG so he could bike to work. Didn’t take long to realize he’s in more danger here.

By: editengine

editengine — Tue, 10 Jan 2006 11:50:51 +0000

I don’t know I drive Bayshore every day and set my cruise control at 40, I never get passed by other cars. Maybe it is the time of day I go through. My boss wanted to speed through there and take a pic of the sign reading 99 and email to the Tampa Police. I think he eventually though better of it.

By: Chris Vela

Chris Vela — Tue, 10 Jan 2006 06:38:23 +0000

I kind of figured this raging attitude was acceptable in this town. This is apparent when most of the drivers who have ‘30 mph on Davis Island’ or ‘40 mph on Bayshore’ are going well beyond that speed. Oh, and the electronic speed signs on Bayshore? How about thinking…,”gee, how many cars I will be adding on a road shared with pedesterians if I plop a couple of tall condo towers”. “Oh well, the city will do something about Bayshore after a few more deaths occur because someone was getting p.o.’ed trying to reach downtown or gandy to hit sam’s in time.’

It’s madness, might as well have a lance to deal with these crazied hummers lurking around these streets you know.