From: Double Down Now! on 27 Jul 2010 22:28 http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2010/jul/26/driver-hits-three-pedestrians-strip-then-leaves-sc/
From: Walt on 27 Jul 2010 23:32 In article <d5c37cfb-70c4-4443-9ea3-4cf35bac74dd(a)g19g2000yqc.googlegroups.com>, "Double Down Now!" <double.down.now(a)hotmail.com> wrote: > http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2010/jul/26/driver-hits-three-pedestrians-stri > p-then-leaves-sc/ The sidewalk is pretty narrow there in front of Margaritaville. No place to run from a careening vehicle even if there's time to react.
From: Ace* on 28 Jul 2010 03:17 On Jul 27, 7:28 pm, "Double Down Now!" <double.down....(a)hotmail.com> wrote: > http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2010/jul/26/driver-hits-three-pedestr... I'm surprised this doesn't happen more often. Bottle neck areas, like Casino Royale as well as Margaritaville, and no retaining wall (which would also discourage jaywalking). A*
From: Las Vegas Don on 28 Jul 2010 14:35 On Jul 28, 2:17 am, "Ace*" <avlvsvery...(a)hotmail.com> wrote: > On Jul 27, 7:28 pm, "Double Down Now!" <double.down....(a)hotmail.com> > wrote: > > >http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2010/jul/26/driver-hits-three-pedestr... > > I'm surprised this doesn't happen more often. Bottle neck areas, like > Casino Royale as well as Margaritaville, and no retaining wall (which > would also discourage jaywalking). > > A* You make a valid point, however, the best way, IMHO, is to stay out of the street period. The sidewalk is smaller at points. Just hang on and walk on the sidewalk. If you walk in the street you know "gonna get smacked possibly". That would not be the casinos fault, the cars fault, but the jaywalkers. Stay on the sidewalk. Don
From: Double Down Now! on 28 Jul 2010 14:55
On Jul 28, 1:35 pm, Las Vegas Don <dstre...(a)gmail.com> wrote: > You make a valid point, however, the best way, IMHO, is to stay out of > the street period. The sidewalk is smaller at points. Just hang on > and walk on the sidewalk. If you walk in the street you know "gonna > get smacked possibly". That would not be the casinos fault, the cars > fault, but the jaywalkers. Stay on the sidewalk. > Unofortunately, there's been many times I've even had trouble holdin' onto the sidewalk! |