tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1541468051247516447.post3877553179865104371..comments2024-02-19T05:18:27.849-05:00Comments on <center>the Q at Parkside</center>: Dollar DangerClarkson FlatBedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13463744536115119388noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1541468051247516447.post-86477845479210350992016-08-27T18:38:08.615-04:002016-08-27T18:38:08.615-04:00I left my baby diaper bag on the van last night an...I left my baby diaper bag on the van last night and all I'm asking is can you call me back at 3479041193asap I live at 155 woodruff avenueAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11444729730858849448noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1541468051247516447.post-34263186006832513252015-09-27T18:42:35.502-04:002015-09-27T18:42:35.502-04:00Not all drivers are reckless. Speaking from a driv...Not all drivers are reckless. Speaking from a drivers point of view. I drive illegally as you guyz call it. If the way some guyz drive change there will no longer be any real complaintz about the vanz at all. Other than the Illegal vs. Leagal van and driver. You could be in a lgal van and the driver might not be, or you could be in an illegal but the driver is lagally lisence to operate. Either way they are there due to demand and a meanz of employment. Don't kill those that are doing something to provide for their families. At least they're not out selling, or robbing people. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17872403808346415627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1541468051247516447.post-64375368754458923072015-07-14T12:28:13.432-04:002015-07-14T12:28:13.432-04:00Yes, the dollar vans exist on Flatbush because the...Yes, the dollar vans exist on Flatbush because there is a demand. I hardly ever use them anymore because I have an unlimited Metrocard, and I don't want to pony up the cash out of pocket. However, if I were in a hurry to get somewhere by a certain time (because an appointment or the place will close) and I've been waiting 20 minutes for a B41, I'll bite the bullet and take it.<br /><br />TPTB doesn't seriously to improve the B41 though?mug of meadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00512712592642543320noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1541468051247516447.post-44158442161916443122015-07-14T12:03:20.729-04:002015-07-14T12:03:20.729-04:00I tried the dollar vans a few times from Prospect ...I tried the dollar vans a few times from Prospect Heights to PLG/Flatbush. They are generally faster than the buses but boy are they dangerous. Not just as a passenger, but especially as a pedestrian. Then I realize that they only exist because there is a demand. So my little way of voting is to not ride these vans. If it's not their speeding, it's the fact that they constantly honk their horn. Noise pollution is real, and they make worse an already loud neighborhood. Too many "con's" that far outweigh the "pro's"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1541468051247516447.post-13374604956348799952015-07-14T10:03:40.900-04:002015-07-14T10:03:40.900-04:00They're not all Flatbush. There's the East...They're not all Flatbush. There's the Eastern Parkway Route, and Utica. During summer they run vans from Williamsburg to the beach. I almost took one from Riis Park last weekend, but they wanted $6 a person to go to Brooklyn College. Gouge!<br /><br />North of GAP things do settle down...a bit. But then the 78th Precinct is perhaps the most under-worked in the Borough! Plenty of time to crack down on Quality of Life issues, and the political will to make it happen.Clarkson FlatBedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13463744536115119388noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1541468051247516447.post-64470158455064733742015-07-14T09:57:38.226-04:002015-07-14T09:57:38.226-04:00Wow, that's a lot of vans out there on the roa...Wow, that's a lot of vans out there on the road.<br /><br />I've noticed that van driver behavior completely changes north of GAP for the better. I'm guessing that's due to lack of enforcement and a more limited traffic pattern.Alexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00792646871333738725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1541468051247516447.post-55318801919093269492015-07-14T08:59:26.028-04:002015-07-14T08:59:26.028-04:00As a regular driver in the neighborhood and as a p...As a regular driver in the neighborhood and as a pedestrian, I loathe/fear the dollar vans. I don't know why they are allowed to operate outside the bounds of the law!! The number of times I have seen dollar vans run the red light at Flatbush and Midwood is mind blowing. I NEVER cross in front of one without making eye contact and waving at the driver. My car was almost T-boned last Sunday by a van running that light - and I had all my kids in the back! Then, the driver proeeded to cut me off and block my route all the way to the zoo. I know Imani Henry is out there every day complaining about police harassment - but from the way I see it, the police need to be cracking down on illegal maneouvers big time before someone dies. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com