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And you can absolutely guarantee that someone will also spread the false belief that "pedestrians always have the right of way".

I go to Scsu, and I can confirm that whenever I drive downtown or around yales campus, they do have no awareness. I took a shuttle from union station once and my driver nearly hit a student who walked right out in front of us. Sad that she’s been hit, and hopefully she’s okay, but I think a lot of the locals have sensed this would happen some time or another to some Yale students.

You can absolutely guarantee that on any post regarding a car driver hitting a person in the road, whether it's on reddit, the new haven independent, on scene media, local news, etc; there will *always* be victim blaming without knowing a single detail. Drivers love to project their roadway dominance onto every situation because they're the same people that get annoyed when someone crossing the road delays them by 3.9 seconds in racing to the next red light.

That area is safe.. let’s not act like this is the south Bronx 1972

This way of thinking will get you run over

> the pedestrian who basically does have the right of way in nearly all circumstances.

You could not be any more wrong if you tried. And that train of thought is exactly what leads to pedestrians getting hit.

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Impressive victim blaming here. You don’t know a single detail about what happened and you’re blaming the pedestrian who basically does have the right of way in nearly all circumstances. People run red lights and drive way too fast routinely in New Haven, endangering pretty much everyone. But sure, blame the girl who might have serious injuries.

Yalies do cross dangerously and I hope that changes but driver education has to happen too. The answer to a street tangled with pedestrians is to slow way way down and chill out. Even with education, we’ll continue to get cars and pedestrians who are both oblivious. And I should say, that’s the answer until we implement more brilliant street design. Whalley Ave is a bad combo of cars and pedestrians too

Agreed. That’s near the Yale Architecture. I used to work there.

That area is has everything happen to it.

Shootings, muggings, sexual assault, etc.

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Ask the Yale Police if that are is safe. They will tell you no.

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As someone that worked Yale security for a while, I can tell you that Yale students have ZERO awareness crossing the street. I'd nearly hit one daily because they just cross the street wherever. It sucks that it happened, but every crosswalk is a controlled one in that area.

Let me say it in a clear voice. You do not have the right of way just because you're a pedestrian and I don't believe I have to tell adults this, but look both ways before crossing.

Yeah it’s much easier to get off and go down Kimberly seeing as how I live in west haven

There's nothing on WTNH yet. I hope she recovers.

I want to go!!! I will be in Mass this weekend but i might try and come still. I checked out the Gather FB page. I'd love to come for a drag show or some lgbtq events if you have any (im in Niantic... dead area)

Link?

Sounds awesome!!

Bring on some Carl Cox, Paul van Dyk, Orbital, and DJ Tiesto!

It’s fantastic. Used to go all the time as a kid.

Eat at Fair Haven Oyster. Drive along state st from Chapel to Lawrence, and then back down Orange st between Cold Spring and Trumbull.

Omg the idea to get rid of the 34 connector was not a smart idea really screwed things up more than they were

I love how they have a on-ramp merging into a lane that is an exit only in less than quarter mile .. what amazes me is someone with lots of education looked at plans and said yeah this should work ..

It amazing how long it’s been closed .. I think they found new dinasours lol

Interesting. I thought it was totally closed.

My favorite museum in New Haven by far. New Haven Museum is also fascinating if you like local history.