[Chat] Letter to JHU

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Greg, 

  

I've had them walk in front of my car under the same circumstances as you. 

  

They have this sense of impervious entitlement. 




Christine 


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From: "Greg Alexander" <ugagrad93 at yahoo.com> 
To: "Chat Charles Village" <chat at charlesvillage.info> 
Sent: Thursday, November 10, 2011 1:15:14 PM 
Subject: [Chat] Letter to JHU 



Here is a copy of an email I just sent to JHU.  This is a real problem in our neighborhood: 


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I am a resident of Charles Village and every day I commute around lunch time south on St. Paul.  On dozens of occasions, I have had JHU students walk right in front of my car, even though I have a green light and they have a 'Don't Walk' sign. The most egregious locations are at 33rd by the Barnes and Noble  and 31st Street by Donna's.  I purposely drive below the speed limit in these areas as I have had a few close calls. Today was the worst, as thank goodness my car has great brakes, preventing me from hitting three Hopkins students who walked right in front of my car while laughing the entire time as their friends laughed and shouted at them to run across the street. JHU students need to be reminded that Charles Village is not their 'campus,' nor are they in a small New England town ... they are in a large metropolitan city and their campus is in the heart of it.  

I have lived in Charles Village for 8 years and have had mostly positive experiences with JHU students but this is a real problem. Their safety is being put at risk, and I am in jeopardy of being involved in a horrific accident just because they cannot seem to follow a simple "Walk/Don't Walk" sign, despite their near perfect SAT scores. 

Thank you, 
Greg Alexander 

  
Greg Alexander 
Freelance Writer/Editor 
Editor, Mason-Dixon Arrive 
2629 Guilford Avenue 
Baltimore, MD 21218 
410-243-3387 
ugagrad93 at yahoo.com 
www.gregoryjalexander.com 
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