Results tagged “bostondrivers”

According to myth, Bostonians kind of suck: we're bad drivers, can't dress, and can't shut up about sports (maybe that last one is true?). Thankfully, the Globe has definitively debunked a pentad of pernicious myths about Bostonians. But is the debunking really that definitive? We don't think so.

Boston is well-known as a walkable city, but that does it mean it's a safe and walkable city? In an excellent feature article on the relationship between drivers and pedestrians, the Globe calls us "a city where walking is the most dangerous form of transportation (over the last five years, the number of pedestrians killed by cars was double that of drivers and passengers killed in car accidents)."

Sick of almost getting hit by heedless drivers around Somerville? The Somerville Police Department hears ya. Boston drivers young and old have a reputation for recklessness, and cities are finally starting to recognize this. According to Wicked Local, the SPD is starting a "Stop for Red, Stop for Pedestrians, or Stop for Blue" campaign this Friday. Officers will patrol crosswalks, issuing warnings and possibly even citations or fines for drivers who fail to stop for people. The campaign will start out at high-volume crosswalks without traffic signals. Locations to be monitored include Elm Street at Chester Street, Highland Avenue at Grove Street, Holland Street T station, Clarendon Hill apartment complex, Broadway at Josephine Avenue, Medford Street at Lowell Street, Holland Street T station, and Highland Avenue at Grove Street. Bostonist wonders how the monitoring will affect driver behavior, and encourages drivers, cyclists, and pedestrians to stay safe.