Traffic Risk Quotes

Driving a car, you are in danger of killing; walking or standing, of being killed.

Do I wear a helmet? Ugh. I do when I'm riding through a precarious part of town, meaning Midtown traffic. But when I'm riding on secure protected lanes or on the paths that run along the Hudson or through Central Park - no, I don't wear the dreaded helmet then.

Pedestrians never seem to realize that they are a threat to the safety of cars.

I had to take driving lessons in New York, which were really weird because it's not the safest thing in the world.

The middle of the road is where the white line is - and that's the worst place to drive.

This is interesting. Researchers have found that people who drive drunk are more dangerous on the road than drivers who are high on marijuana. Don't get too excited. It's mostly because the drivers using marijuana are just sitting in the Taco Bell drive-through.

A lot of times, I can turn and pass without even looking.

The purpose of road traffic is speed, not safety.

It's as if people used the invention of seat belts as an opportunity to take up drunk driving.

If it comes back, I think that Friday night is not a good night to be on.

A car is a killing machine. It's like waving a loaded gun. People don't realise how dangerous they are.

Anyone who dials a phone while driving is flirting with death. And anyone who texts while driving is insane.

You were not in control You had no visibility: maybe there was a car in front of you, maybe not.

You're in another reality when you're looking down at your phone, walking across the street, and almost getting hit by a car.

I stand on the sidewalk watching it because the responsibility is mine and I must, I take a very firm hold on the handles of the baby carriage and I wheel it into the traffic.