From the Comments Section: CHP and KNBC Endanger Pedestrians

This morning I was kinda amused, but also annoyed because I came acrosschannel 4 doing a news story on the hands-free law in the middle of thesidewalk, completely blocking pedestrian and sidewalk-bound biketraffic going towards/away the Universal City Red Line station. Iwalked around the newscaster, camera dude and CHP officer by walkinginto the street (there was no way I could have walked around this trioand remained sidewalk without walking through their taping).Conveniently, the area where I had to walk in the street was wherepeople turn left coming off of the 101 freeway or they zoom over thecrest of a freeway overpass (i.e. they can't see "downhill" well).

Ihaven't written letters to official ppl yet, but I was completely blownaway. I am glad that cars matter so much that they couldn't think aboutthe fact that they were completely blocking the walkway for peopletraveling to and from the Red Line station on a Tuesday morning just sothey could get a shot of cars driving on the 101 freeway in the background. I thought NBC wassupposed to be "green", yet they don't acknowledge that some peopleutilize the sidewalks to get to the train and around the city?

And I forgot the funniest part.

Can you imagine Channel 4 trying to do a news story on hands free cellphones in the middle of the freeway during morning rush hour trafficinstead of the sidewalk?

Maybe one day.