ZARA

今天下午5点半到6点半之间，在Arthur-Lismer and L’acadie交界处（close Sauve street），发生一起重大交通事故。据说，一中年妇女，从bus station下车后，直穿马路回家，在对面被 truck 撞了，当场死亡。本人看了现场。实际上，只要多花2-3分钟，就能从红绿处过马路。事实上，本人也常犯同样的错误，为了早点回家作饭，照顾孩子等等。我到现在还很难受。希望大家都要主意安全，一定要遵守交通规则。今晚新闻有播。<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-comfficeffice" /><o:p></o:p>

泰德熊

希望大家引以为戒，爱惜身体，珍惜生命！

helloman

Crossing the street against red light or in the middle of a block is called jaywalking.
First of all it is illegal.
# N6 |. W& M2 FSecondly it is dangerous.
If the traffic is light and there is no police around to stop you,
( A; M, S, a; v! _2 [) \3 Emost of the time there is no problem.
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I am no angel. I also jaywalk.
I do it when there is no car in sight for a couple of blocks.
I look left and right to make sure that it is safe before crossing.
$ ?. t/ q& \" h0 A/ W) @If the traffic is heavy, I won't even try.
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Unfortunately a lot of people who jaywalk are careless.
! J5 R. n9 ]9 qThey don't check how far or how fast the oncoming cars are.
, K+ o  |4 J: p0 ^They just look ahead and cross the street assuming that
/ V$ p% y+ m8 S8 t% wthe oncoming cars must slow down or stop for them.
They might get away with that a hundred times, a thousand times.
Sadly one day they'll pay a big price.
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One morning several years ago, a colleaque jaywalked on busy Rene Levesque street,
1 @: k8 r: N, hjust in front of a church near Peel street.
5 {0 [& i: x/ [' f9 iHe probably did the same thing every morning many, many times before.
On that day, he dropped his briefcase, so he stepped back and picked it up.
Right in that moment, a taxi hit him.
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He died in the hospital on the same day.

He was an information system manager.
He was an athlete, running marathon, playing baseball, helping out in charity events.
0 d  s% o* r$ wHe has everything going for him.

+ u% Y9 ]) w% u9 d) UOne little convenience.
One little mistake.

$ R, D* E1 B/ cHe left behind a wife, 3 young kids.