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People drive like maniacs down Washington Street all the time, but really all over Salem. They barely ever see the crosswalk in front of church street, especially when big cars are parked on the corners. I’ve seen people almost hit by cars here countless times.

I lived in Somerville for 20+ years with maybe 10 such incidents In those years. The two years I’ve lived in Salem, I’ve seen pedestrians almost hit by fast or distracted drivers an overwhelming amount of times, too many to count. I’ve almost been hit myself approx. 6 times and I’m hyper aware of my surroundings. It’s absolutely insane. There needs to be better restrictions in place. The city of Salem could do well with slow traffic lights and capture cameras in place to impose a fee on offenders. The city would make a killing. $$$ No pun intended.