How To Use Pedestrian In A Sentence

When I do get in a lather, it's never my fault: it's the cyclists and pedestrians who are selfish and inconsiderate, not me.
A 15-year-old boy was killed in front of his father and brother when a speeding stolen car ploughed into him on a pedestrian crossing.
Contact your local council to campaign for pedestrian schemes in residential areas.
He sped along Bellhouse Road and crossed a mini roundabout diagonally, to the alarm of many pedestrians and motorists.
Indeed, there are times when the pedestrian traffic through the cemetery and around its perimeter is heavy enough to make one think about the need for a stop light inside.

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The lorry driver escaped unhurt, but a pedestrian was injured.
We are trying to give the roads back to the motorist and the pavements back to pedestrians.
Eric Widstrand, City Traffic Engineer for the Seattle Department of Transportation, told the newspaper that the hula hoop is a sticker (which is graffiti) that has been applied to the sign to make it look like the pedestrian is hula-hooping. Hooping.org | Blog | Hula Hoop Pedestrian-Crossing Sign Confuses Some
I have seen it twice, and it did get better n a second viewing. lorettajohnson hey peter, that is very interesting. there is a fanboy in my accounting dept that saw it over the weekend and he said it was very "pedestrian Up in The Air’s Mad Men TV Trailer | /Film
Her pedestrian, low-brow, unperceptive prose has struck a chord with the so-bad-it's-good brigade.
They also want to close the market place to all traffic and pedestrianise it.
Crossing the busy circle is a difficult task for pedestrians in the absence of a subway.
Personally, I think DDOT is doing some good things in pedestrian/bike work, but doing this on NY Avenue right now may be too big a fish to fry. Matthew Yglesias » DDOT Decides That Speedy Cars are More Important than Pedestrian Safety
He turned into the Zona Rosa, a large pedestrian area of ritzy stores and boutiques, Latin techno music shaking his bones as he walked past their open fronts.
A few pedestrians carrying their evening shopping sheltered from the rain in doorways.
Nine years on, let's look at what the authors of the plan had in mind for Sligo after the road is built, particularly in terms of traffic flow and pedestrianisation.
Pedestrian and vehicular traffic is to utilise only the right lane of the north-bound Henry Street.
That debugged wonder machine then replaces the pedestrian, proven technology because it offers massive performance improvements and is now far more reliable. Would You Bring Back NGLT-or SLI? - NASA Watch
His black cloak had seen service; the waistcoat of grey plaid bore yet stronger marks of having encountered more than one campaign; his third piece of dress was an absolute veteran compared to the others; his shoes were so loaded with mud as showed his journey must have been pedestrian; and a grey maud, which fluttered around his wasted limbs, completed such an equipment as, since Count Robert of Paris
Around the clock, the coaches galloped down the towns' high streets with long brass horns blowing to warn pedestrians.
On the field, the pretournament expectations were more pedestrian and luckily dashed. A Fun, Creative Germany
When a ray from a lantern (the three pedestrians of the party carried each one) fell on Mr. Moore's face, you could see an unusual, because a lively, spark dancing in his eyes, and a new-found vivacity mantling on his dark physiognomy; and when the rector's visage was illuminated, his hard features were revealed all agrin and ashine with glee. Shirley, by Charlotte Bronte
The crossing should safely assist pedestrians to the Victoria Recreation Ground, as well as to a nearby scout hut and nursery.
Gibraltar has had to set up special holding zones for cars and pedestrians stuck in stifling heat. The Sun
In recent years, the pedestrian accident rate for children has improved relative to that for adults.
The pedestrianised street is one of the main thoroughfares in the city and lends itself to street music and entertainment as well as thriving business.
The profit motive makes theatre become pedestrian. Times, Sunday Times
He was far too large for the traffic and pedestrians to avoid, but both consciously tried to do so.
Consider starting a campaign to get a streetlight or crosswalk installed and make your pedestrian - friendly.
In Venice, the "pedestrian" is anything but pedestian, even if you are not a pedestrian. On Being Handicapped In Venice
Speeding by drivers of heavy vehicles, especially those of private buses, has become a real threat to fellow road users and pedestrians alike.
As you mentioned, I was there for a week and San Miguel is a bit hilly, like some other communities and having “stood” in other large and small cities as well as Ajijic for 3 weeks, pedestrian friendly cities do give rise to some other best experiences. Page 2
Pedestrian middle managers who stifle the enthusiasm of the inventive junior are the biggest block to bright ideas.
Pedestrians were reminded to wear bright highly visible clothing, reflective armbands, sam-brown belts or jackets and to face on-coming traffic when out walking.
It is amusing to see that pedestrians would rather make a long detour to avoid the clutter than straighten up the mess.
The BMTC terminus with a pedestrian subway for safety will also have shops and toilets.
Some say that the more pedestrianisation, the better.
Past the rooming house, at the end of the passageway, is the front (pedestrian) entrance to the compound. The hidden places of Oaxaca
Nor the pedestrians and cyclists it will flatten, who would have rolled safely off the bonnet of a smaller vehicle. Times, Sunday Times
Pedestrians took their lives in their hands running the tree-lined gauntlet, forced to scramble up steep bankings if two vehicles met on the narrow stretch.
This path is only for pedestrians.
TBH I was mainly comparing the traffic patterns of the two streets and the difficulty for pedestrians in crossing them, not so much the relative presence of commerce. Dueling Groups Fight, Support Nickerson Road Diet « PubliCola
A less expensive pedestrianization strategy was to close selected streets to traffic and add benches, landscaping, and fountains. Makeshift Metropolis
Others were unable to identify the stick carried by deaf and blind pedestrians. Times, Sunday Times
Pietro dismissed their vettura, and together they walked down the principal promenade to the shopping center where they mingled with the endless crowds of pedestrians and looked into the windows of the gay little shops that made Andrea think of Venice. Chico: the Story of a Homing Pigeon
The symbolic and concrete evidence of these new patterns of consumption were the diamond-studded stickpins, gold pocketwatches, and hard cash pedestrians conspicuously paraded while traversing the streets.
‘There are likely to be central pedestrian refuges up to 1.8 metres wide,’ said planning officer Sian Watson.
Bolts, nails and other metal scrap are dangerously strewn about on the bridges posing threat not only to the pedestrians but to the vehicles as well.
It's far easier to get a higher level of safety for pedestrians and cyclists in a busy, built-up area if you have traffic signals.
With traffic intersections allowing just 12 seconds for the pedestrian to cross the road, the solution perhaps lies in foot overbridges and underpasses.
Residents are battling a supermarket's plans to build a pedestrian crossing in their scenic village.
The driver was clearly indignant that I hadn't avoided him, and refused to acknowledge the crowd of about 20 pedestrians, all shouting that he had jumped two red lights.
Pedestrians, loaded down, with furniture, had succeeded in knotting up traffic so that it could barely move. Here Come the Martians! « Official Harry Harrison News Blog
He and a female pedestrian comforted the girl at the roadside, and contacted the police.
Vehicles merely gain speed near a zebra crossing for the fear of catching a signal and the pedestrians are left dodging speeding vehicles to get to the other end of the road.
The pedestrian-oriented commercial areas they left us lend themselves to neighbourhood produce shops, bakeries, delis and cafés.
Born in that city, she grew up in Matheran Pedestrian Hill Station, where she and her sister apprenticed with the local darzi (tailor). Baghdadi Jewish Women in India.
This is where the story of the UK's pedestrian crossings gets interesting. Times, Sunday Times
A 440-metre extension of the pedestrian path and cycleway along Ewingsdale Road between Northernstar.com.au: The Northern Star
Because of the linear disposition of the speaker array along a usual pedestrian path, the glitches stalk the person during the whole phase of mobile communication initiation.
[Page 32] grace of architecture; but the taxi-cabs and private motors are almost as abundant as in peace-time, and the peril of pedestrianism is kept at its normal pitch by the incessant dashing to and fro of those unrivalled engines of destruction, the hospital and War Office motors. Fighting France
Trafalgar Square is at present something of a building site as it undergoes partial pedestrianisation.
‘The bus driver braked but failed to avoid a pedestrian who was in the inside lane of the northbound carriageway,’ she said.
On the main wall was a rather pedestrian portrait of his wife.
The graceful arch of the main beach is transplanted from an early 20th Century French daydream, with a broad pedestrian corniche punctuated by graceful wrought iron lamps.
Footpaths provide a safe environment for pedestrians and should be respected by all.
But for many of us, pedestrians are the major threat, particularly when they perambulate in an iPod bubble. Two Wheels that Tame Your City
Householders on Cavendish Street claim the unsurfaced road is hazardous for both cars and pedestrians.
It is such a fixture in our collective consciousness, it seems either much older or much younger, but certainly not the ordinary, pedestrian, contemplative age of 50.
The riders weave through the pedestrians and much of the center has almost no auto traffic.
The council says the scheme will give pedestrians greater comfort and safety as well catering for the needs of the disabled.
Broad boulevards, buildings taller than you would expect and a fair number of pedestrians. Times, Sunday Times
The number of vehicles plying on our roads is increasing in alarming proportion posing threat to pedestrians and vehicle users.
He grabbed the wheel and steered it away from pedestrians and cars. The Sun
Like most four-year-old boys, George left his house like a pebble from a slingshot, careening off parked cars, brownstone gates, fences placed to protect young trees (apparently not just from urinating dogs), and pedestrians prickly from too little coffee or too much workaday dread. Excerpt: The Whole World Over by Julia Glass
The law does not require pedestrians to take such precautions. Times, Sunday Times
It would be churlish to note the disparity between Spark's fastidious energy and the pedestrianism of this book, were the disparity not so glaring.
I bet the internet has done wonders for cross-dressing men - I remember seeing those shops in the red light districts of Newcastle*, Glasgow and Vancouver and thinking that it wasn't fair that some people had to do their shopping in the scuzziest areas of town rather than in clean, bright malls and pleasant pedestrian areas. Archive: Oct 08 - Mar 09
The cars will use specially selected dual carriageway commuting routes that are not used by bikes or pedestrians. The Sun
There is a lack of good evidence of effectiveness of safety education for adult pedestrians, specially elderly people.
`Let me see your imagery," he said after a few minutes, using the proper buzzword instead of the more pedestrian `pictures. WITHOUT REMORSE
Pedestrians in Tooting had a lucky escape after a car veered off the road and crashed into a shop, narrowly missing them.
His descriptions are often quite pedestrian and sometimes strangely inept.
But the Court has not clearly decided whether a state law may obligate people (pedestrians or passengers, and not just drivers) to present identification once they are lawfully stopped.
The combination of the beautiful pier, great library, beach, playground and pedestrian mall made for a really fun outing.
I slide into the flow of tasseled trishaws, pedestrians, clicking bicycles.
While ordinary ride-on mowers don't go much faster than walking pace, some versions are clearly anything but pedestrian.
Her latest play is more pedestrian and less ambitious than her earlier work.
More on Ascot Tina Gaudoin on Style: A Flashy, Positively Ghastly Spectacle A Week at the Races This devotion to the Platonic ideal of the horse's head, rather than to representations of, for example, individual racehorses, readily distinguishes his sculptures from the rather pedestrian, often slightly kitsch, bronzes so often found decorating the houses of "horsey" people. A Magnificent Obsession
A former gymnast is thought to owe her life to her years of training after being hit by a car on a pedestrian crossing. Times, Sunday Times
Residents claimed the lights made it much more dangerous for pedestrians to cross.
Curious pedestrians were ordered to move along.
Without proper facilities boarders and skaters are forced to skate along main roads putting their own safety and that of pedestrians at risk.
As you know there are still many roads that do not have sidewalks for pedestrians.
His usual mix of solid blue chips looked pretty pedestrian beside my more exotic naps. Times, Sunday Times
The speeding car barely missed the pedestrian.
Promote a clean and uncontaminated river environment that interacts with the urban spaces, developments and pedestrian amenities in their vicinity.
The city has had a recent facelift, with much of the centre pedestrianised, and is easy to get around by tram. Times, Sunday Times
Stand at a busy intersection sometime during a smog alert and watch the pedestrians. An Alternative Approach to Allergies
Tonight, though, the playing-fields were quiescent and harmless, and the only pedestrian on either footpath was Isobel Clarke. MUSIC FOR BOYS
I would like to see a dual carriageway, possibly with a roundabout and an underpass for pedestrians.
Officers also requested business operators who place their signboards in the public areas to ensure that the signs do not become an eyesore or obstruct pedestrian walkways.
The marchers distributed handbills to onlookers, pedestrians, commuters and motorists inviting them to the crusade at sites nearest to their homes.
One more safety item: pull the turn signal lever and a horn gives two quick "toots" to warn pedestrians the car is around. Steve Parker: Exclusive! First drive - Chevrolet Volt
Now, after 40 years of damaging pedestrians and vehicles as the tiny tiles became unstuck, and allowing water to corrode the concrete's steel reinforcement, the building's owner has decided to act.
Personally I regret that it has done so to the detriment of the more manly pedestrian exercises, wrestling, and the clever game of knur and spell.
She scrabbled in vain for purchase on the stone floor, which was smooth from the years of pedestrian traffic pounding the irregularities into powder.
Sited at the northern end of the campus, the building wraps around a shared plaza that is bisected by one of the university's main pedestrian spines.
Pedestrians, drivers and pets have been hurt and killed in the immediate vicinity of my home and I am happy that the changes will slow down all vehicles and increase the safety of every road user.
If you are wondering whether the combined talent on display can improve the pedestrian material, the answer is indifferently negative.
Pedestrians under the influence of alcohol also feature but the true extent of this is not know.
Today the concept of a pedestrian-friendly, densely built community of wood-frame cottages with front porches and picket fences hardly seems avant-garde.
A "chirrup" can be sounded if pedestrians or cyclists seem unaware of its presence. BC Bloggers
Again, this would enable pedestrians to give them a wide berth. Times, Sunday Times
Because most pedestrians are motorists too. Times, Sunday Times
Shopkeepers have renovated their premises, roads have been widened, pavements are cleared for pedestrians.
Several American cities have closed popular shopping districts to traffic and opened the entire street to pedestrians.
The spine incorporates Main and Fox streets, where pedestrians treading on the colourful paved streets have right of way.
The marathon public comment session went for over two hours, as homeless advocates and downtown business leaders brought up familiar points — that the proposal would make downtown considerably safer for pedestrians, and that the proposal is an infringement on civil liberties. More than 100 Folks Crowd City Hall for Hearing on Burgess’ Panhandling Ordinance « PubliCola
As a result, the motorist is made to feel like he or she is driving down a pedestrian precinct. The Sun
Separating motor from pedestrian traffic was more than somewhat retarded.
She was mown down on a pedestrian crossing.
HOWEVER, the second you begin darting in and out of traffic like a gang of overmedicated pinheads and interfering with its normal flow, you not only break traffic laws but you also create a considerable amount of danger to other pedestrians, to law-abiding drivers who may or may not support the war and are otherwise minding their own business, and to medical and law enforcement personnel. Protesters Snarl Downtown Traffic at cvillenews.com
The prose is never clunky, extraneously verbose or bogged down with disposition; the writing is neither grand nor pedestrian and the fact that everything comes at seemingly the righ moment (i.e. perfect pace) makes for a smooth and enjoyable read. Archive 2009-01-01
Chiswick residents claim the crossing is dangerous for drivers and pedestrians.
Very little has been done to ensure pedestrians have safe passage over the bridge.
Pedestrians threaded their way unpredictably through the slowly moving mass.
The sidewalks are for pedestrians and the streets are for vehicles, not for vendors.
What has been said about drivers also applies to pedestrians. An Alternative Approach to Allergies
So as a poet this kick on my black ass hit me hard and I have emotionalized it in pedestrian verse..dedicating it to Mr Mark Zuckerburg.. Archive 2009-08-01
Therefore we are calling on Waterford City Council to alter the entrances and exits at the Tramore Road roundabout in line with pedestrian and cyclist safety.
Well done to all concerned for ensuring that no harm came to road users and pedestrians alike.
He said the area had been ‘identified as posing a significant threat to pedestrians and motorists mainly from vehicles travelling too fast.’
They also discussed alternative traffic calming methods and ways of pedestrianising the town.
When the pedestrian phase is too long, drivers may be unnecessarily delayed at an empty crosswalk after all pedestrians have completed their crossing.
A 22-year-old local man has been arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving after his car mounted the pavement and struck a pedestrian.
Ever wonder why Bombayites find other cities pedestrian, rustic?
If a road accident involves a rider who has dismounted and is leading their horse at the time, the rider would be classified as a pedestrian.
Both have footpaths which have been widened over recent years to accommodate pedestrians.
Bosses reckon it is the best way for a cop to get the attention of cyclists and pedestrians. The Sun
Motorists and pedestrians coped with sheets of rain, poor visibility, slick roads and strong wind gusts Friday morning as the storm made its way up to the Eastern Seaboard. 5 Dead As Torrential Rainfall Drenches East Coast
Current law orders motorists to stop on both sides whenever a pedestrian steps onto the crosswalk, an unlikely event in this burg.
A MAN died and a woman was fighting for life after they were mown down on a foggy pedestrian crossing. The Sun
In order to meet them posties delivering mail by scooter have been forced to exceed legal speed limits, putting themselves and pedestrians at risk.
Although Gilbert and George are promoting a reassuringly pedestrian and unartistic view of art, Higgs and Noble nonetheless do them something of a disservice here.
It was also hazardous for pedestrians to cross Cemetery Road, and she suggested traffic lights and a pelican crossing were needed.
The scheme will make up one of the largest pedestrian precincts in the city.
In order to find out the crape myrtle 's identity, the queen appointed sunny and Qianlong pedestrians to patrol.
Pedestrian charity and road safety campaign group, Living Streets joins battle against illegal and obstructive parking in the Norwich area by issuing its own parking warning notices.
Architectural elements control pedestrian access, and surveillance cameras monitor people as they approach the area.
Perhaps by creating more cycle routes, cyclists will be less inclined to ride on the footpaths and pedestrians will feel safer.
At first, pedestrians walking past see an air-raid shelter, a typical reminder of Berlin's wartime history.
Some pedestrians walked past for a second time, and like the woman they gave you wary looks.
The proportion of fatal and serious casualties to pedestrians fell, from 24 percent to 22 percent.
These include relocating the canal towpath to a bridge walkway creating a direct route for pedestrians crossing the basin.
Pedestrianism was the next big thing. Times, Sunday Times
Others were unable to identify the stick carried by deaf and blind pedestrians. Times, Sunday Times
A group of architects will this week unveil their visions for the future of Edinburgh's Royal Mile - including pedestrianisation, trams and a funicular railway.
Encouraging local councils, assisted by a special budget we have set aside, to introduce pedestrian priority areas and cycle lanes.
When the days become old photo when the old photos become memories, we became back to back the pedestrians, along different directions, the stubborn one step away from Athens, no, no Rome, no way back.
I think good manners are dwindling from road users generally: motorist, pedestrian and cyclist. Times, Sunday Times
No pedestrian gestures to glaze the eye; no taped electronic ephemera to abrade the ear; no agendas to manipulate the sensibilities.
Peter Evely, head of highways regulation at City of York Council, said it was adequate, particularly as there was also a cycle and pedestrian path, plus a metre of hardstanding, alongside the carriageway.
Those driving vehicles on unlit roads with no pavements must take this into account, be prepared that they might encounter pedestrians and be able to avoid them. Times, Sunday Times
The pedestrian details of the system of blinds between agencies and the management of the soon-to-be deceased actually add to the eeriness. 22 « June « 2009 « The Manga Curmudgeon
Along the quayside there's to be a wide pedestrian area along which holiday makers may stroll, and a few small shops to cater to them.
Along the rails by the Road, pedestrians promenaded, equally eager to see and be seen.
Woe betide the person who doesn't cut back their overhanging vegetation as it severely compromises the safety of tall pedestrians with hats who use a particular footpath to mass.
Some of the children will also be dressed in a black T-shirts as grim reminder of the drivers, passengers and pedestrians who died.
The shopping centre grounds will be landscaped, incorporating a cycle lane and pedestrian walkways.
The pedestrian crossing at Market Hill has also been switched off to help alleviate traffic problems.
The council claims skateboarders are a menace to pedestrians and cause damage running in to tens of thousands of pounds.
There is no proper pedestrian crossing on this stretch.
This would allow pedestrians and drivers alike to enjoy their towns without a barrage of unsightly and often unnecessary signage. Times, Sunday Times
Seemingly pedestrian way for you, the birds singing just for you just for you, street lighting, restaurant will open for you, this feeling must be wild with joy.
Some twirled around while others puddled about forcing some of the pedestrians to stop and take note of their revelry.
Even in pedestrian areas where cars are banned, the rumble and the smell are everywhere.
The bridge was pedestrian-only and had been taken over by assorted buskers playing jazz or folk music.
Soon after the council announced it could pedestrianise St Leonard's Place, a proposal to ban traffic along Fossgate is being favourably considered.
When all pedestrians are agile and complete their crossing early in the clearance interval, vehicles can continue through the crossing without waiting for the green signal.
A new pedestrian subway connecting to the station concourse will be built.
I crossed the recently pedestrianized town centre on a hunt for cat equipment, and saw two competing groups of question askers.
We also remain astounded at the amount of money being spent on the pedestrianisation of Kendal, when we have yet to hear from a resident of the town who actually thinks it is a good idea!
Detectors were installed to monitor pedestrians only on the crosswalk but not on the footpath.
While the operations had been in progress much discomfort had been caused to pedestrians, and tradespeople generally reported a depression in trade.
The bearers, the priests, and the ailing ones themselves had just intonated a canticle, the song of Bernadette, and all rolled along amid the besetting "Aves," so that the little carts, the litters, and the pedestrians descended the sloping road like a swollen and overflowing torrent of roaring water. The Three Cities Trilogy: Lourdes, Volume 2
And, she adds, at a time when essential City services are under real financial pressure, the city's hiring outside lawyers to fight its citizens instead of fixing the flood-prone city's drainage system, or the uneven bluestone sidewalks that trip visiting pedestrians Andrew Reinbach: Historic Preservation Goes Bananas
In areas where there was a pedestrian crossing, crossing patrols weren't replaced so we didn't get one.
This year, Barcelona's Beth Galli has given the city's St Patrick's Street an exotic carpet of polychromatic stone that has transformed the pedestrian experience.
What we were left with was a rather pedestrian drama without suspense or excitement or penguins, or much sense of why we should watch it. Times, Sunday Times
The pedestrian who halts on the Rue Culture – Sainte-Catherine, after passing the barracks of the firemen, in front of the porte-cochere of the bathing establishment, beholds a yard full of flowers and shrubs in wooden boxes, at the extremity of which spreads out a little white rotunda with two wings, brightened up with green shutters, the bucolic dream of Les Miserables
It also looks silly and evinces contempt from car-drivers, proper motorcyclists and even pedestrians, but I don't care.
Alternative 5 also needs a funded program to provide bus routes, pedestrian improvements, and bicycle improvements so that we can use our expanding investments in commuter rail, light rail, and regional and local transit more efficiently. Regional Transportation Plan Pt. 2, in which I Complain a Little « PubliCola
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Bentley's Miscellany at beginning of 1837, and commences “Oliver Twist”; Quarterly Review predicts his speedy downfall; pecuniary position at this time; moves from Furnival's Inn to Doughty Street; death of his sister-in-law Mary Hogarth; his friendships; absence of all jealousy in his character; habits of work; riding and pedestrianizing; walking in London streets necessary to the exercise of his art 49 Life of Charles Dickens
Thus, year-upon-year, thence to junior, thence to senior school, I made my pedestrian way with slowly accumulating virtue.
A new bridge will provide a pedestrian and cycle link from the old town museum quarter and city centre shops.
It's often imaginative, but the choppy and pedestrian delivery strongly stunts the acidic flavour.
Where the plans change most, according to the revised design currently on display at City Hall, is in the removal of two pedestrian arcades which link the shopping centre with O'Connell Street.

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