The emphatic order is meant to be spotted by a pedestrian with his head buried in a smartphone as he

(New York, NY WNYC) The one-word street markings started appearing around Manhattan in mid-summer. An eagle-eyed TN reporter snapped a photo of one and, with no help from the city s tight-lipped Department of Transportation, deduced it was the start of a new pedestrian safety campaign.
That $1 million campaign has now been officially launched with the help of U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood, who joined NYC Department of Transportation Commissioner Janette Sadik-Khan at the corner of Second Avenue and 42nd Street extended stay hotels in north carolina in Midtown Manhattan extended stay hotels in north carolina to show off an oversized stencil that read LOOK!
The emphatic order is meant to be spotted by a pedestrian with his head buried in a smartphone as he launches into traffic. The O s in LOOK! also double as eyeballs pointing toward a presumed onslaught of vehicles. Sadik-Khan said New Yorkers need the heads-up: more than half of those killed in city traffic accidents are pedestrians. She added that at that very corner, 75 people were hurt in crashes between 2006 and 2010.
LaHood said it s critical for pedestrians to remain alert while crossing the street because even when they re in the right, they can still be hurt more than half of all New Yorkers killed last year by cars at a crosswalk had the green light. Having the right-of-way does not guarantee your safety, he said. Hold off on emailing or texting until you ve crossed the street.
The NYC DOT isn t putting the burden of safety solely on walkers. The LOOK! campaign includes ads on the backs of buses that admonish motorists to Drive Smart / LOOK! Other ads tell drivers to yield to pedestrians when turning at an intersection.
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The DOT also needs to enforce extended stay hotels in north carolina traffic laws for bicyclists. Show me a hundred bicyclists who say they comply with traffic laws and I show you a hundred extended stay hotels in north carolina liars. They drive against traffic, on sidewalks, through red lights, on pathways in the parks, etc., with total impunity. The NYPD just looks the other way.
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