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Hello, I would like to report how dangerous the hairpin curve on Ralston is in the morning during school days. Last week my daughter and I were walking our dogs and a car came within 4" of hitting my daughter. We were on the correct side of the road, saw the car coming and moved as far off of it as we could (there wasn't much room due to vegetation), yet we were almost hit. The driver stopped and said he didn't even see us due to the sun angle. The driver is a very safe and responsible person who wasn't speeding.

This portion of the street, the hairpin curve between 2900 Ralston and 2800 Ralston, has no safe walking zone outside of the street and has very poor visibility due to high hedges and the sharp turn. Cars coming downhill cannot see pedestrians walking uphill in front of 2805 due to hedges, and cars going in both directions cannot see pedestrians around the hairpin turn. This is particularly problematic between 730 and 830 am when cars are speeding down Ralston to get to Crocker (some at least double the posted 15 mph speed limit), construction workers and landscaping trucks are coming uphill for the day and when there are children walking/biking to school or residents out for a morning exercise. It is only a matter of time before a person or pet gets hit, or before there is a head-on collision caused by a car moving across the center line to avoid pedestrians or cyclists.

I would like to ask that you consider one or several of the following options:
- Much better and more aggressive signage warning people about the danger around and below that curve;
- Significant speed bumps from 2915 down to below 2800;
- Flashing lights at the top and bottom of the curve when there are pedestrians on the roadway;
- Potentially restricting traffic to one way between 7:30 and 8:30 so there is a safe walking / riding zone.