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Post by ugonow on Jan 20, 2011 10:21:59 GMT -5
by Mark Weaver
WMAL.com
WASHINGTON -- The Governors Highway Safety Association says pedestrian deaths increased in the first half of 2010 and the First Lady's program to get Americans to be more active could be partly responsible.
Governors Highway Safety Administration spokesman Jonathan Adkins told 630 WMAL that Michelle Obama is "trying to get us to walk to work and exercise a little bit more. While that's good, it also increases our exposure to risk."
After four straight years of steady declines, pedestrian deaths were up during the first six months of 2010, the latest figures available to be studied.
Other factors include distracted drivers, distracted pedestrians and what Adkins calls "aggressive pedestrians."
"People who are not crossing where they are supposed to. They're running in front of cars. We've even had examples of pedestrians getting out on the interstate," said Adkins.
Alcohol is also factor in increased pedestrian deaths.
"We've done a good job of getting people, after a night out of partying, to leave their keys behind. But just because you are walking does not mean you are not at risk," said Adkins.
Pedestrians are also increasingly distracted by iPods and smart phones. It is not uncommon to see people crossing streets while fiddling with an electronic device and not watching where they are walking. Hospital emergency rooms have reported an upsurge of people injured in a fall because they were distracted by electronics.
Significant increases in pedestrian deaths occurred in Arizona, Florida, Oklahoma, Oregon and North Carolina. In the DC Metro area, pedestrian deaths were down in Maryland but up in DC and Virginia.
(Copyright 2011 by 630 WMAL News. All rights reserved.)
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Post by chiver78 on Jan 20, 2011 10:23:02 GMT -5
wow, you're really stretching. must be a slow news day.  |
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Post by Savoir Faire-Demogague in NJ on Jan 20, 2011 10:24:26 GMT -5
wow, you're really stretching. must be a slow news day
Yeah, it is stretching it... just like the hysterical left the other day saying the vote to overturn the health care monstrosity is mass genocide.
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Post by floridayankee on Jan 20, 2011 10:55:44 GMT -5
wow, you're really stretching. must be a slow news dayYeah, it is stretching it... just like the hysterical left the other day saying the vote to overturn the health care monstrosity is mass genocide. Or a Governor speaking in a church to parishioners about his beliefs is somehow the gateway to a theocracy. But I agree...this is also a pretty huge stretch. |
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Post by Tennesseer on Jan 20, 2011 11:22:21 GMT -5
Michelle Obama should have noted walking to work down the middle of I-95 during rush hour was not a good idea.
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Post by floridayankee on Jan 20, 2011 11:31:59 GMT -5
Michelle Obama should have noted walking to work down the middle of I-95 during rush hour was not a good idea. lmao...probably should have. After all, hair dryer companies are required to warn their customers not to use their product while taking a shower. Just when we think we have made something idiot proof, someone comes up with a bigger idiot. |
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Post by b2r on Jan 20, 2011 11:40:50 GMT -5
Could she have a wrongful death suit brought against her?  |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 20, 2011 11:42:54 GMT -5
LOL-- I love it. But I don't blame Mrs. POTUS for people not knowing how to walk safely. Maybe she should propose measures to teach people how to walk healthy while they are eating their healthy fruits and veggies.  |
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Post by Tennesseer on Jan 20, 2011 11:59:23 GMT -5
LOL-- I love it. But I don't blame Mrs. POTUS for people not knowing how to walk safely. Maybe she should propose measures to teach people how to walk healthy while they are eating their healthy fruits and veggies. Have any of you seen the video of the distracted mall worker texting? She stumbles right into the mall pool. She has hired an attorney. She wants an apology (or more) from the mall security company for allowing someone to post the video on YouTube. |
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Post by burnsattornincan on Jan 20, 2011 12:06:45 GMT -5
She has hired an attorney.
The case you described is one that I would decline to argue. Now if she was caught sexting to her under aged lover, that is something I could help her with.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 20, 2011 12:25:28 GMT -5
That was funny, Tenn. Hard to regulate being an idiot, though. "Security warning-- DO NOT TEXT WHILE APPROACHING POOL" I always laugh when I see absurd things like that, because I know that means someone actually did it! |
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Post by deziloooooo on Jan 20, 2011 12:38:37 GMT -5
by Mark Weaver WMAL.com WASHINGTON -- The Governors Highway Safety Association says pedestrian deaths increased in the first half of 2010 and the First Lady's program to get Americans to be more active could be partly responsible. Governors Highway Safety Administration spokesman Jonathan Adkins told 630 WMAL that Michelle Obama is "trying to get us to walk to work and exercise a little bit more. While that's good, it also increases our exposure to risk." After four straight years of steady declines, pedestrian deaths were up during the first six months of 2010, the latest figures available to be studied. Other factors include distracted drivers, distracted pedestrians and what Adkins calls "aggressive pedestrians." "People who are not crossing where they are supposed to. They're running in front of cars. We've even had examples of pedestrians getting out on the interstate," said Adkins. Alcohol is also factor in increased pedestrian deaths. "We've done a good job of getting people, after a night out of partying, to leave their keys behind. But just because you are walking does not mean you are not at risk," said Adkins. Pedestrians are also increasingly distracted by iPods and smart phones. It is not uncommon to see people crossing streets while fiddling with an electronic device and not watching where they are walking. Hospital emergency rooms have reported an upsurge of people injured in a fall because they were distracted by electronics. Significant increases in pedestrian deaths occurred in Arizona, Florida, Oklahoma, Oregon and North Carolina. In the DC Metro area, pedestrian deaths were down in Maryland but up in DC and Virginia. (Copyright 2011 by 630 WMAL News. All rights reserved.) Me thinks there are a few who post here who are now doing this  as they didn't catch this article to be the first to bring it to the attention of all us folks to make the point as to how evil and horrible those folks living in that big white house in DC are.. ;D |
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