[nagdu] Crosswalks

[Tami Jarvis]

Ken,

Yikes! I hate when that happens... And, yes, it has happened to us, too. 
In fact, Mitzi's first traffic check was all but knocking me on my butt 
to get the two of us out of the way from an illegal left turn while we 
were in the crossing a super well-lit intersection. I still want to 
chase that car down and do some damage! But I was pretty proud of my 
youngster, since I was still trying to figure out how to train for 
traffic checks. /smile/

We've also nearly been mowed down by speeding bicyclists! And nearly run 
over by a car while standing on the sidewalk waiting for a light... 
Don't know how Mitzi called that one in time, but she nearly jerked me 
off my feet getting me out of the way! Then took a nice opportunistic 
sniff. I was just about ready to lay into her like I never have before 
when I heard the car and felt the heat on the backs of my legs and 
realized what had happened. So Mitzi got her well-earned sniff!

I've never thought of using whistles or anything like that... I guess I 
figure if people can't watch where they are pointing their speeding 
death machines to begin with, the only thing one can do is listen up and 
pay attention... And hope the dog will drag you out of the way in time! 
/smile/

Glad Ace was on the ball and keeping you safe!

Tami

On 05/04/2013 02:52 PM, Ken Ace wrote:
> Hi all!
>
> I am curious if as a group you have problems in crosswalks in the middle of
> the block. I mentioned earlier that Ace & I live in the County in the USA
> that has the most pedestrian death a year. We also have 40k visual impaired
> residences.
>
> Today Ace & I had two incidences where we were crossing and half way across
> a car went right by us. Had we been a couple strides faster I don't know
> what might have happened because the one was very close.
>
> So my question is do any of you carry a whistle or do you have any other
> remedies that you employ to deal with this problem or is it just because we
> live in Pinellas Co. FL.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Ken & Ace
>
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