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PUBLIC TESTIMONY
Testimony by Robert Price on Universal Daylighting
5:16:01
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73 sec
Robert Price, a parent from Brooklyn, testifies in strong support of Intro 1138 and universal daylighting. He expresses concern for his children's safety when crossing streets due to cars parked too close to crosswalks, limiting visibility.
- Price has two middle school children who walk to school, crossing multiple intersections
- He describes the stress and fear associated with cars parked up to crosswalks, making it difficult for children to see oncoming traffic
- Price emphasizes the potential danger of cars swinging around parked vehicles and potentially hitting children on scooters or skateboards
Robert Price
5:16:01
Hello.
5:16:01
My name is Robert Price.
5:16:05
I live in Brooklyn, and I'm in strong support of intro eleven thirty eight and Universal Daylighting General.
5:16:13
I'm a parent of two middle schoolers, 11 and 13, and they walk around my neighborhood in Brooklyn.
5:16:22
And I find it incredibly stressful and scary when they cross the streets on their own.
5:16:29
They leave school.
5:16:31
They live in winter tear or they go to school in Winter Terrace, and it's a twenty minute walk from our house with multiple intersections.
5:16:39
And so many cars park all the way up to the crosswalks and make it impossible for them.
5:16:46
Sometimes they ride their scooters around or their skateboards, and this idea of them riding out into the street and a car swinging around another parked car because they can't see and hitting them just is traumatizing on so many levels.
5:17:03
Thank you for taking the time to hear my testimony.
5:17:06
And, again, I'm in strong support of Intro eleven thirty eight, and please pass this universal daylighting.
5:17:13
Thank you.