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Please, No Adult Bikes or Motorscooters On Sidewalks in NYC (and elsewhere)

on Sun, 05/26/2019 - 15:05

Bikers Beware is a term we've heard that applies to  bicyclists and motorcyclists watching out for cars. They are the 'smaller vehicle' so the phsyics of force when two collide would favor the larger vehicle.

Plus there's no protection from being thrown off one's motorcycle or bike so on that account the rider would be wiser to avoid 'close calls with cars' or even parts of a car, such as a Car Door.

That sounds easy yet likely we need reminder stickers and buzzers to 'check twice' before getting out of a car or even into a car.

Whose heard of Ghost Networks (for reaching a medical or mental health provider..) that "No Longer Take Your Insurance or Clients" etc

on Sat, 05/25/2019 - 22:09

From another FB post with an article from Bloomberg Business Week about the decline in health care providers accepting insurance or cutting people off from services. The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline (as well as the Veterans Crisis Line) is 1-800-273-8255.

I learned a lot. In MN, a class action suit with some of the families who suffered loss of coverage, which likely contributed to one or more losing a loved one to suicide, some progress was made in holding the company accountable..

"As Suicides Rise, Insurers  Find Ways to Deny Mental Health Coverage". by Koons and Tozzi is the

When the weather warms up, warnings go up: No Leaving Pets or Kids in Cars (it may be against the law, and hard to tell what's not too hot vs what IS)

on Sat, 05/25/2019 - 21:01
 
 
In response to the NW Corner Chatter post about dogs getting too hot in a car or even in a cage at home in a sunny window or very hot room, I shared the following. Basically everyone could take note about heat safety, car safety and monitoring oneself, others and those around you for basic safety.
 
The other day I helped a woman find her car in the rain in a parking lot. Hers was two cars away from one that looked like it. Her She was compromised with her walking and was driving her elderly husband around.

What's Backing up in BrooklYN, NY? That would be traffic, big trucks and plans to remedy lack of traffic control responses even from 911, 311, police reports!

on Sat, 05/25/2019 - 17:38

May 24th, 2019 found me going to a simple medical appointment at mid-morning that I almost slept through but didn't. Here's a summary from a lower part of the his post to cover the highlights of the BrooklYN deal (are you noticing the way that happens to be the state abbreviation in reverse as the end of Brooklyn? Yes, me too. Time to make a plan for NY and the rest of America regarding road and travel safety (including sidewalks, subways, buses, trains and of course roads whether in a country or city downtown area, neighborhood or highway.

Honoring the late Hannah Nazareth,11, of Pittsfield MA, whose life was ended in July 2015 before the parade she'd planned to dance in.

on Mon, 05/20/2019 - 21:53

After looking at the CA Protective Parents Association site which has important information for ALL WOMEN to learn about early and for Protective Parents of any gender to comprehend, there was a resource from the Center of Judicial Excellence about children who whose lives were ended during a custody matter or by a parent, relative or partner of one of the parents.

Sadly the information is needed to inform our current situations and laws which are still highly deficient and even 'backwards'.

What typically can happen is a protective parent, generally a mother, will report concerns and even

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