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Constantly see people in the street rather than the sidewalk in residential areas. Grew up in a town with sidewalks and we were rarely on them. As far as I'm concerned, less to maintain and repair without sidewalks in my neighborhood.
Sidewalks are overrated in residential neighborhoods, no one is ever on them. Plus ,you aren't supposed to ride your bike on the sidewalk anyway.
No need to feel insecure with your lack of sidewalk. Next thing your gonna tell me is public sewers are overated too as your fecal matter permeates your water supply.
Sidewalks are overrated in residential neighborhoods, no one is ever on them. Plus ,you aren't supposed to ride your bike on the sidewalk anyway.
sorry, when i was a child riding a bike, i was not allowed to ride in the street. are you telling me you allow your kids to ride on the streets with traffic?
sorry, when i was a child riding a bike, i was not allowed to ride in the street. are you telling me you allow your kids to ride on the streets with traffic?
No need to feel insecure with your lack of sidewalk. Next thing your gonna tell me is public sewers are overated too as your fecal matter permeates your water supply.
Guess what buddy, plenty of septic systems left in Nassau too. You're probably drinking a dump I left 15 years ago. Enjoy your sidewalk.
I think this idiot's point speaks volumes:
-No room for bike paths, not a lot of thought for recreation, and an outright hostile culture for pedestrians. With what little open space that's left on LI, there's a rush for developers to build high-density developments.
-The politicians, like this guy, are no longer in office to advocate for their constituents, but to serve themselves and their special interests (unions).
We have no choice but to walk in some places if we have no motor vehicle at our avail and if no pedestrian walkway is provided for us on certain roads or routes. But the best (and advised by experts) practice is that, if you must walk along the side of a roadway without a pedestrian sidewalk, ALWAYS aim to walk against traffic (i.e., to walk with all and any oncoming traffic facing you, not behind you). That way, if you take it upon yourself to always stay alert, you can see any oncoming traffic at all times. Or, if you are walking on such a non-pedestrian road even while facing ongoing traffic but it is a winding road where you can't always see oncoming traffic coming around a bend or over a hill or up from a hill, then stay as far into the sideway of the road as you can (even if you have to walk on the other side of a metal barrier on the side of the road or walk deeper in the grass or woodlands alongside the road). I was thinking, for instance, of a road such as Vanderbilt Motor Parkway going through Dix Hills, Suffolk County, NY (e.g., Vanderbilt Motor Parkway between Commack Road and Deer Park Ave.). That is an example of such a road. And I once had to walk that very road (Vanderbilt Motor Parkway) from the Dix Hills Park area all the way eastbound to Commack Road to then walk north on Commack Road to Jericho Turnpike (which was likely 4-5 miles of walking -- and then walking back that same way as well) . . . because my car was in repair and I had to do some shopping and yet had no car to use. And, at that, it was early- to late-evening and it was snowy outside and I had a folding shopping cart with me. I walked along the side of the road facing any oncoming traffic and tried to stay as far off and away from the traffic road as I could (even if having to walk in the woodlands along the roads . . . because Vanderbilt Motor Parkway often goes up and down and has many twists and turns [i.e, blind spots] for the pedestrian as well as for any drivers . . . so one may well not see or hear any oncoming motor vehicles coming around the bend or over the hill or up the hill).
So there is such a thing as "safe or safer walking" in such circumstances.
In many places mounds of snow are blocking sidewalks forcing people to walk in the road. And in many places, there is literally NOWHERE to walk except in traffic. I found this out walking along Rt.58 in Riverhead recently. They do not move over to the other lane and its a game of chicken to see if they will run you over. Walking against traffic is the best idea, but in that case, it was a no go, and I actually had to cut through some private parking lots to get where I needed to go.
Sidewalks are required to be cleared by law, the towns should be ticketing those who do not clear their walks, and if they still do not clear them within 24 hours the town should do the job and send the bill in addition to the ticket. Many folks also have to wait for buses in the road. And the motorists, like I said, could care less as they try to run us over, when they could easily MOVE OVER on the 4 lane road...
NYC gets more bike and pedestrian friendly (esp. under Bloomberg's management) whereas LI elects pols like this, who think you shouldn't bike anywhere in Suffolk. Priceless.
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