No, actually, I tell drivers to pay fucking attention and watch for animals, pedestrians, or runaway hotdog carts that may enter the roadway unexpectedly.I see a whole lot of people …

Brothers. More likely that one got in trouble in the water and the other went in to save him. But, since it is speculation, do what you wish.

“Highway” literally just means a road is state-owned. It doesn’t say anything about the safety, speed, traffic level, etc of the road.”freeway” means a grade-separated road with limited access, i.e. …

The speeding issue isn’t about speed limits; you have to design your streets for the behavior you want. Wide, straight streets tell drivers that it’s okay to drive fast; narrower, …

Drivers are also supposed to stop when a pedestrian is within a crosswalk without the flashing lights, but many of them don’t.

Interesting. I believe it.Wanna hear a funny? Car deaths in parking lots don’t count as traffic fatalities.

Probably caused by the offshore windmills in Maine. /s

I always do, because drivers are so fucking dumb they do drive the wrong way down one way streets.

Did you even read the article?A few weeks ago my husband and I were walking northbound on 5th in the middle of the afternoon; we both looked in all directions …

Arcata’s freeway is below grade, in a massive ditch, so people don’t have to climb a ramp up hill to reach those overpasses. Unless Eureka digs a similar ditch, people …

You write like you don’t live in Humboldt. If so, could you please go denigrate your own home? Your constant negativity gets tedious very quickly. Have a nice day!

The best way to get drivers to slow down is to design the streets to encourage that behavior.

I thought they would getaway for sure since there wasn’t a getaway car and the guy was so wrapped up.

I’m cool with driving tests for elderly, as long as it doesn’t include the written test.But why stop at the elderly? Have a mandatory driving test for everyone every other …

Eureka isn’t rural, it’s a city/town; there’s no reason for it to be so car dependent.

It can be a very long way between crosswalks, especially on Broadway.And a reminder that legally every corner is a crosswalk, even if it’s not marked.

Because the idiots who drive and the idiots who walk are the same species.Did you read Isabella’s account of behaving safely and still getting knocked over?

That’s the problem; Caltrans designed the corridor like a highway but it’s actually a main street. And they won’t redesign it to be a main street, because they don’t build …

Seems like such a smart idea. Have a fire show during prime fire season conditions while there’s still a huge wildfire going on 30 minutes east.Let me know if Arcata …

Lowkey seems really suspicious. Almost like a murder suicide

Highways and freeways may not be the same thing but both are known to be high risk roads to cross as a pedestrian.You clearly didn’t pass high school (or paid …

Eye contact is a very effective way to stay safe as a pedestrian https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10562793/

Eye contact has not been proven to be a myth.Here are some studies showing eye contact saves lives https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10562793/Idk why I’m surprised hillbillies in a dying county spew their opinions …

Finally someone with common sense in the comments.It is not heard for BOTH pedestrians and drivers to be situationally aware. Idk why pedestrians think they can just cross a crosswalk …

It’s not just the drivers.

Your numbers are waaaaaay off. Eureka is at under 24k people now, there are under 90k registered vehicles, and Humboldt county as a whole only has 120k ppl many of …

By teaching them how to behave as pedestrians (enforcing laws that require pedestrians to use crosswalks and designated pedestrian paths) and how to be situationally aware.It’s easier for a pedestrian …

Nope, because somehow Eureka and Humboldt have been taken over by anti-car heads who don’t realize rural America is built on needing a car to survive.

This is such a dumb point. Pedestrians are way more flexibility and freedom to avoid obstacles or collisions when walking.Meanwhile, I bet you tell ppl to just barrel through animals …

Humboldt is dying anyway, so cars will end up winning this battle. Since ppl will still be using the 101, but barely anyone will be living in Eureka. A city …