tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5287147033560336418.post1447400620787934008..comments2024-03-24T04:54:49.485-07:00Comments on The Dixie Pig: Weekly Column: Senator Surovell Previews 2017 Legislative AgendaScott A. Surovellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14899160531211393625noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5287147033560336418.post-55226727513778401372017-01-25T08:23:20.941-08:002017-01-25T08:23:20.941-08:00Pedestrian fatalities on Route 1 is a huge issue. ...Pedestrian fatalities on Route 1 is a huge issue. As someone who lives close to Rt. 1 and uses that route daily, I frequently see pedestrians crossing the road between lights and intersections in dangerous traffic conditions, often at night and wearing dark clothing. The area between the Office Depot at Kings Crossing and the next light going south at the Petco is a terrible stretch for peds - they frequently cross at rush hour with cars zipping by and zig zagging lanes. Often I see women with children and bags trying to make it across. Another terrible stretch is from Lockheed Blvd. to Mt Vernon Plaza. Despite the fact that there are several lights and cross walks, people frequently cross in between those areas and very often they are women with strollers and children. Further south, the stretch around where Hollywoods and Vines is located is another terrible area for pedestrians. I personally witnessed a bunch of teens run across the street at night and get hit by a minivan that saw them too late to miss them. Fortunately, the van had already slowed almost to a stop, but one of the kids bounced off the van onto the ground. The kids all ran away after assuring the driver they were OK. <br /><br />We need to do something that aligns the bus stops with intersections and safe cross walks. We need lighted cross walks that blink so cars will stop for crossing pedestrians where there is no intersection. We need better public service information in a variety of languages. We also need law enforcement to help spread the word rather than give jaywalking tickets. <br /><br />Lockheed Blvd. is another street where there are constantly people with children crossing outside of the one crosswalk in front of the Hybla Valley Elem Sch. at all hours of the day and night. There is a bus stop in the middle of the block and no cross walk to get there. This makes no sense. I see moms crossing with their kids outside the cross walk during school hours. It's scary to see. love2bmomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03427454363251893909noreply@blogger.com