Safety and Gender in Los Angeles
9 October 2009 - 2:00pm
Enci Box's personal account of how gender, safety, and living car-free intersect in her daily transportation decisions.
"At night I travel main corridors, big and busy streets. The busy streets are always well lit and they are maintained to the most part. I can see where I'm going, who is ahead of me or behind me and I can be seen if anything happens. I avoid any side street, even if I have to do a detour. They are not well lit, they have potholes, cracks, dark intersections and I'm invisible by anybody who drives by and could be witness if anything happened."
Full Story:
A Woman's Comfort on Our Streets
Source:
LA Streetsblog, October 6, 2009
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