Judass: No, that is not the center median. The road pictured on the left is an undivided 2-lane street with a double yellow line down the middle, almost certainly Division Avenue. And the road on the right shows oncoming vehicles, almost certainly westbound—not eastbound—Beltline. Thus Ms. Gabrielson and the RG photographer are actually off to the north side of Beltline. They "risked" crossing a local street with limited traffic to get to a safe location to show readers where she almost lost her life.

The main point is that two human beings, one of whom bears no fault, almost died, but through a miracle or a fast reaction survived.

Let's begin by expressing thanks that a potential tragedy was avoided and sympathy especially for Ms. Gabrielson, who surely must be shaken and is viewing her life (and all life) differently as a result of her experience.

Then let's commit to doing all that is reasonable, as Ms. Gabrielson appears to intend to do, to avoid future tragedies.