Reply To: Hitch Hikers In Lakewood Ticketed By Police Story

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Seriously, how hard is it to safely pull over to a curb?
Are you telling me that you have never, in your entire driving career , dropped someone off or picked up someone from a curb?
Every bus and taxi in the city manages to do it without causing car accidents.
I am not advocating slamming on your brakes when you suddenly notice someone as you pass them. Yet I see taxis do that all the time and they are legal.
So please don’t tell me that intelligent careful drivers can’t do this safely. If you want to miss out on these Chesed opportunities that’s your rationalization. I would gladly pay the fine and be counted among those that descend from Avram Avinu.