Restaurant owners say they believe outdoor dining is safe and plays a role in trying to keep their businesses alive. The problem is cars are showing up as uninvited guests.
Most vulnerable are tables being set up in streets, sometimes with vehicles passing feet away.
"All it takes is a distraction for you to veer off to one side and crash into one of those," Manalo said. In the city's Westchester neighborhood, chef Vanda Asapahu at Ayara Thai Cuisine said the city provided not only planters and railings, but reflectors so the setup is more visible to drivers at night. Westchester has a"small town-like feel to it" and the restaurant is on a low-speed street with minimal traffic, she said in a statement.
The accident would have occurred during what normally would be the lunch rush. But on that day last month, the restaurant had closed due to a tropical storm, so no one was in harm's way, Roche said."We've been here 40 years. Whoever would have thought it could happen in our rear area?" Roche asked in an interview.
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