BRATTLEBORO — In response to the town's advisory regarding pedestrian and automotive safety [“Brattleboro to step up enforcing pedestrian, motor vehicle laws,” June 20]:
While the town might have meant well after the unfortunate spike in accidents in 2011, the anti-pedestrian tone was audible.
On June 29 at 1:12 p.m., I observed a vehicle on Main Street going south, “playing chicken” with a pedestrian at the crosswalk slightly north of the post office.
Despite the pedestrian's clear intention to cross and the near bumper-to-bumper traffic flow, the driver refused to come to a complete halt for several seconds.
Since the traffic was moving so slowly, I was able to overtake the vehicle and, of course, (a) the driver was talking on a hand-held cell phone with only his right hand on the wheel, wearing dark shades, and (b) the vehicle had a government license plate with a white background, license plate O236K.
I'm so thrilled to have a government that practices what it preaches.