FedEx driver kills 90+ year old in Davis Square

[ron_newman]

A FedEx driver killed a 90*-year old lady this morning in Davis Square, by making a right turn from Holland Street to Dover Street without looking in the crosswalk first.

* some other news sources say she was 93

(Yes, this is a duplicate of the previous post, but neither the headline nor the text of that post really reflect what actually happened)

Comments

[surrealestate.livejournal.com]

Agreed, and it's especially bad at Dover, where I am pleasantly surprised any time I see a pedestrian actually check for cars before crossing against the light. Or keep an eye out while crossing. I'm no driver apologist, but the Davis Square intersections in particular are one of the few places where I see pedestrians behaving far more dangerously than drivers.

(People stepping in front of moving cars who have the green-right-arrow on Highland is another common one that I can hardly believe doesn't result in accidents at least weekly.)

It's all still very sad for all involved. :(

[pixelsand.livejournal.com]

"(People stepping in front of moving cars who have the green-right-arrow on Highland is another common one that I can hardly believe doesn't result in accidents at least weekly.)"

That's mostly because the wait time for this crosswalk is absurd. The other Davis ped crossings I will agree with you on, but not this one. I'm wondering what the reason this green arrow even exists to begin with? Can't the cars turning right just wait for the normal green?

[surrealestate.livejournal.com]

The wait time is pretty much the same length at every light because they go in a cycle. I go through it all the time and I don't find the wait intolerable. Anybody who just can't stand it can walk east a bit down Highland and use the no-light crosswalk.

But even if the wait was ten minutes, it wouldn't excuse walking blithely in front of traffic. Or the one that gets me even worse -- pushing your baby in a stroller in front of oncoming traffic. Makes me want to scream.