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I think the ICC has been pedestrian in some respects and we need to accelerate. – Chief Prosecutor Karim Khan	Found on CNN 1 year ago
You don't need to be at the point of feeling drunk in order to have impairment on your ability to respond to, let's say, changes on the road or a pedestrian walks into the road or any kind of situation that you need to react to relatively quickly. – Linda Degutis	Found on CNN 2 years ago
As he walked about the Capitol in a rumpled suit, almost always with a plain white shirt and pedestrian tie, carrying bulging files with the occasional paper flying away, Carl was the very picture of sober purpose and rectitude. In truth, he wasn’t unfun, in fact, he often pierced tense situations with self-deprecating humor, and he privately shared incisive observations about others with staff and colleagues. – Andy Levin	Found on FOX News 2 years ago
We have citizens that have accidents every day, we have citizens that have hit other citizens, vehicle-pedestrian accidents. And the idea that there's a difference in how that citizen's treated versus the officer -- no, that's not going to happen. – Denise Williams	Found on CNN 2 years ago
I always had a great appreciation for jazz, but I'm a very pedestrian musician. I get by. I like to think that my main instrument is vocabulary. – Tom Waits	added by RobertHaigh 3 years ago
I don't support the concept in its current form, as someone who has rallied for significant pedestrian safety reforms for years, I prioritize the protection and security of all New Yorkers, but it appears to me as though this is an overreach of government. – Tim Kennedy	Found on CNN 4 years ago
We've seen our customers go down by about 30 percent. I also have some co-workers who live in Juarez and say they have to get into the pedestrian lane an hour and a half before their shift starts just to cross the border. – David Canales	Found on Reuters 5 years ago
At the same impact speed, a pedestrian is much more likely to die in an SUV crash than in a car crash, even at 20 or 25 miles per hour, being hit by an SUV, the chance of fatal injuries increases significantly. – Richard Retting	Found on FOX News 5 years ago
Crossing the street should not be a death sentence, we have a range of proven infrastructure, engineering, and behavioral strategies that we know can reduce pedestrian deaths. – Richard Retting	Found on CNN 5 years ago
Folks have to come up on a pedestrian level. – Art Bond	Found on CNN 5 years ago
Understanding where, when, and how these additional pedestrian crashes are happening can point the way to solutions, this analysis tells us that improvements in road design, vehicle design, and lighting and speed-limit enforcement all have a role to play in addressing the issue. – David Harkey	Found on FOX News 5 years ago
More people may be walking because of the education efforts in recent years surrounding health and fitness. We can only speculate on this question. understanding where, when, and how these additional pedestrian crashes are happening can point the way to solutions. – The IIHS	Found on FOX News 5 years ago
I can see this popping up more and more, it would be reasonable to see similar suits popping up with the events in Charlottesville. Left-wing protesters clash with conservatives over the scheduled appearance of Milo Yiannopoulos. ( The Associated Press) Last August, a rally in opposition to the removal of a statute of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee on the campus of the University of Virginia turned violent as white supremacists and neo-Nazis clashed with counterprotestors. Heather Heyer, 32, was killed when James Alex Fields Jr. drove a 2010 Dodge Challenger into a crowd on a pedestrian mall. Roy Gutterman predicted the success of any future lawsuit depends on the motives of the plaintiffs, and how the court rules. – Roy Gutterman	Found on FOX News 6 years ago
Mr. Snowman is very lucky that more serious property damage or injury to a pedestrian or fellow driver did not occur, however, his holiday season will be significantly less cheery this year as he faces potential jail time and fines. We hope that he can be a lesson to anyone that may consider drinking and driving during the holidays. – Officer Claus	Found on FOX News 6 years ago
The goal of the introduction of this measure is to reduce pedestrian deaths and injuries, especially at crosswalks. – Edward Burke	Found on FOX News 6 years ago
The noted issues will have to be taken into consideration, but it is important to note that there is nothing more destructive to environmentally sensitive land and communities than the uncontrolled illegal flow of people, vehicles, smugglers, and criminal organizations, the placement of fences and deterrent infrastructure in previously uncontrolled parts of the border have actually allowed for the rejuvenation of areas that had previously been devastated due to heavy illegal pedestrian and vehicular traffic. – David Aguilar	Found on FOX News 7 years ago
The environments are really designed for cars to flow, not for pedestrians, certainly, the distracted pedestrian, the intoxicated pedestrian, the older pedestrians are all at risk. – Stephen Hargarten	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
After six years and $40 million spent by the city constructing the plazas, it would be a terrible mistake to eliminate them as the number one complaint from visitors before their construction was the lack of pedestrian space. – Fred Rosenberg	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
New York is the only city in the world where you can get deliberately run down on the sidewalk by a pedestrian. – Russell Baker	added by anonymous 13 years ago
1. At the rise of the hand of the policeman, stop rapidly. Do not pass him or otherwise disrespect him. 2. If pedestrian obstacle your path, tootle horn melodiously. If he continue to obstacle, tootle horn vigorously and utter vocal warning such as "Hi, Hi." [...] 5. Beware of greasy corner where lurk skid demon. Cease step on, approach slowly, round cautiously, resume step on gradually. – from an official Japanese guide for English-speaking drivers, 1936	added by anonymous 13 years ago

I think the ICC has been pedestrian in some respects and we need to accelerate.

– Chief Prosecutor Karim Khan

Found on CNN
1 year ago

You don't need to be at the point of feeling drunk in order to have impairment on your ability to respond to, let's say, changes on the road or a pedestrian walks into the road or any kind of situation that you need to react to relatively quickly.

– Linda Degutis

Found on CNN
2 years ago

As he walked about the Capitol in a rumpled suit, almost always with a plain white shirt and pedestrian tie, carrying bulging files with the occasional paper flying away, Carl was the very picture of sober purpose and rectitude. In truth, he wasn’t unfun, in fact, he often pierced tense situations with self-deprecating humor, and he privately shared incisive observations about others with staff and colleagues.

– Andy Levin

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

We have citizens that have accidents every day, we have citizens that have hit other citizens, vehicle-pedestrian accidents. And the idea that there's a difference in how that citizen's treated versus the officer -- no, that's not going to happen.

– Denise Williams

Found on CNN
2 years ago

I always had a great appreciation for jazz, but I'm a very pedestrian musician. I get by. I like to think that my main instrument is vocabulary.

– Tom Waits

added by RobertHaigh
3 years ago

I don't support the concept in its current form, as someone who has rallied for significant pedestrian safety reforms for years, I prioritize the protection and security of all New Yorkers, but it appears to me as though this is an overreach of government.

– Tim Kennedy

Found on CNN
4 years ago

We've seen our customers go down by about 30 percent. I also have some co-workers who live in Juarez and say they have to get into the pedestrian lane an hour and a half before their shift starts just to cross the border.

– David Canales

Found on Reuters
5 years ago

At the same impact speed, a pedestrian is much more likely to die in an SUV crash than in a car crash, even at 20 or 25 miles per hour, being hit by an SUV, the chance of fatal injuries increases significantly.

– Richard Retting

Found on FOX News
5 years ago

Crossing the street should not be a death sentence, we have a range of proven infrastructure, engineering, and behavioral strategies that we know can reduce pedestrian deaths.

– Richard Retting

Found on CNN
5 years ago

Folks have to come up on a pedestrian level.

– Art Bond

Found on CNN
5 years ago

Understanding where, when, and how these additional pedestrian crashes are happening can point the way to solutions, this analysis tells us that improvements in road design, vehicle design, and lighting and speed-limit enforcement all have a role to play in addressing the issue.

– David Harkey

Found on FOX News
5 years ago

More people may be walking because of the education efforts in recent years surrounding health and fitness. We can only speculate on this question. understanding where, when, and how these additional pedestrian crashes are happening can point the way to solutions.

– The IIHS

Found on FOX News
5 years ago

I can see this popping up more and more, it would be reasonable to see similar suits popping up with the events in Charlottesville. Left-wing protesters clash with conservatives over the scheduled appearance of Milo Yiannopoulos. ( The Associated Press) Last August, a rally in opposition to the removal of a statute of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee on the campus of the University of Virginia turned violent as white supremacists and neo-Nazis clashed with counterprotestors. Heather Heyer, 32, was killed when James Alex Fields Jr. drove a 2010 Dodge Challenger into a crowd on a pedestrian mall. Roy Gutterman predicted the success of any future lawsuit depends on the motives of the plaintiffs, and how the court rules.

– Roy Gutterman

Found on FOX News
6 years ago

Mr. Snowman is very lucky that more serious property damage or injury to a pedestrian or fellow driver did not occur, however, his holiday season will be significantly less cheery this year as he faces potential jail time and fines. We hope that he can be a lesson to anyone that may consider drinking and driving during the holidays.

– Officer Claus

Found on FOX News
6 years ago

The goal of the introduction of this measure is to reduce pedestrian deaths and injuries, especially at crosswalks.

– Edward Burke

Found on FOX News
6 years ago

The noted issues will have to be taken into consideration, but it is important to note that there is nothing more destructive to environmentally sensitive land and communities than the uncontrolled illegal flow of people, vehicles, smugglers, and criminal organizations, the placement of fences and deterrent infrastructure in previously uncontrolled parts of the border have actually allowed for the rejuvenation of areas that had previously been devastated due to heavy illegal pedestrian and vehicular traffic.

– David Aguilar

Found on FOX News
7 years ago

The environments are really designed for cars to flow, not for pedestrians, certainly, the distracted pedestrian, the intoxicated pedestrian, the older pedestrians are all at risk.

– Stephen Hargarten

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

After six years and $40 million spent by the city constructing the plazas, it would be a terrible mistake to eliminate them as the number one complaint from visitors before their construction was the lack of pedestrian space.

– Fred Rosenberg

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

New York is the only city in the world where you can get deliberately run down on the sidewalk by a pedestrian.

– Russell Baker

added by anonymous
13 years ago

1. At the rise of the hand of the policeman, stop rapidly. Do not pass him or otherwise disrespect him. 2. If pedestrian obstacle your path, tootle horn melodiously. If he continue to obstacle, tootle horn vigorously and utter vocal warning such as "Hi, Hi." [...] 5. Beware of greasy corner where lurk skid demon. Cease step on, approach slowly, round cautiously, resume step on gradually.

– from an official Japanese guide for English-speaking drivers, 1936

added by anonymous
13 years ago

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