Comment 91107

By Ed Sernie (anonymous) | Posted August 20, 2013 at 18:17:15

On the other hand (by the way, I do not have a driver's license), when I was in grade school in Burlington (1959) we were taught to STOP -- LOOK Both Ways -- and LISTEN before entering an intersection: only after we saw and heard that it was safe to cross the street. Does anyone else remember school visits by Elmer the Safety Elephant?

How often do you see people step off the curb, eyes focused on their text messages or with earbuds blasting away, totally oblivious of their surroundings? Far too often, and sometimes not even so distracted. I feel sorry for some drivers, especially the bus drivers who have to navigate the routes around McMaster University.

Everyone must take responsibility for their own safe walking, riding, and driving practices: with mutual respect, everyone should be accorded the royal treatment.

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