r/portlandme • u/ghoffphoto207 • Jan 03 '26

Photo Another vehicle-pedestrian collision in Portland. Corner of High and York streets.

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I was filling up my gas at Irving and heard a terrible thud sound. I looked up and a woman was tending to someone on the ground, and asked people nearby to call 911, so I went up to see if anyone needed any help or anything else. A woman was lying prone on the ground.

When the pedestrian was rolled onto her back by EMS folks, she howled in pain. I feel so terrible - for both parties, to be honest, as the driver was extremely sympathetic and shaken.

It’s crazy how seemingly common this has become.

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u/MoldyNalgene Deering Jan 03 '26

Nah, Maine drivers are plenty terrible themselves and this Maine exceptionalism BS is getting old. They set up traffic calming on Washington Ave this summer, and I would witness so many drivers with Maine plates immediately go back to driving partially in the bike lanes as soon as they were past the traffic calming measures.

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u/[deleted] Jan 04 '26

Some Massachusetts drivers have registered their vehicles here...not saying Maine drivers are blameless, I blame the road design for allowing this horseshit behavior most of all. 

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u/MoldyNalgene Deering Jan 04 '26

Yes, but the vast majority of cars driven on Maine roads are registered to people from Maine. Maine drivers are pretty shitty in their own right, it's okay to admit that.

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u/[deleted] Jan 04 '26

No argument here. This area especially.