Speeding motorists frighten older walkers
A senseless, violent death is always hard to understand, but when we know it could be avoided, it becomes heartbreaking.
In our neighborhood of mostly older or elderly people, off Merritt Drive, we only ask to enjoy our few remaining years in peace, quiet and a measure of security. Unfortunately, cars speed from Frazier Drive down Merritt Drive. Now that new parts of Frazier are opened, more traffic makes it a very dangerous area on foot.
Most mornings, my dog and I walk just before daylight and often see other walkers, so we know it is a bad area to be on foot. Many of us in this area are more slow of foot, and some are disabled.
I suppose I should be thankful that the person speeding on Jan. 27 who hit and killed an innocent goose or duck before daylight did not hit one of us humans. This animal came to live in our area a couple of weeks ago. He hurt no one, caused no problems, but he paid the price of getting in someone's way. One of us could easily be next.
We plead for a little consideration and courtesy for us. A hard lesson was learned from this senseless experience.
Marna Marshall
Greensboro
Comments (8)
To report abuse of the comment feature on this site, please use the feedback form at the bottom of any page.
Walking on a public road in the dark is just plain stupid no matter how old and diginfied one is.
Posted on February 2, 2006 5:24 AM
good thing you dont live around the east market st/lee st. area....you could get robbed, beat up, shot and then run over while you were trying to chase your robber.
please tell me yall didn't give a eulogy for the goose.
and whats the deal with walking before dawn anyway? atleast during the day, those little whipper-snapper drivers can see you clearly.
Posted on February 2, 2006 7:13 AM
Lemme get this straight:
"Most mornings, my dog and I walk just before daylight and often see other walkers, so we know it is a bad area to be on foot."
So you acknowledge that it's a bad area to be on foot, yet you walk IN THE DARK there anyway?
Sympathy from Denzien to you = 0
Posted on February 2, 2006 7:32 AM
Serves that darn Goose right! The little terd probably had it coming! They think they own the roads! Sorry, frightening Goose experience from childhood.
Otherwise, please stay out of the road. They are for vehicles. Some guy on a bike may be coming to run you down next!
Posted on February 2, 2006 11:59 AM
and people call me mean spirited and hateful. whether it's daylight or night time it is both the driver's and the pedestrians' responsibility to be safe.
Us white hairs have a built in reflector system.
Posted on February 2, 2006 12:22 PM
"and people call me mean spirited and hateful."
Who you calling hateful, punk?
*kidding*
Posted on February 2, 2006 4:25 PM
me too. you can tell it's the end of the week though.
Posted on February 2, 2006 5:32 PM
Hey, I was only being mean to the goose!
Posted on February 3, 2006 11:10 AM