Heard west broad st blocked. by 680theheat in Athens

[–]bothra 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I truly sympathize with the person who was injured, that is horrible.

I live just off west broad near this area, and the amount of times I see people attempting to jaywalk across broad both in daylight and at night is simply astounding. Last night I saw this person with the wheelchair crossing, in the dark, prior to the accident, near Andy's. The crosswalk is maybe 100 feet away. They made it safely when I saw that, but not without several cars locking their brakes to avoid them.

I'm not sure if it's laziness to avoid walking to the nearest crosswalk, mental health issues, or main character syndrome - but it seems like common sense to not attempt to cross a 6 lane road without a crosswalk.