Hate to tell you how many times I've nearly been hit attempting to cross at a crosswalk where there is a stop sign

I agree. You're supposed to STOP per state law. Walkers shouldn't have to wonder if you're going to stop. Also to a pedestrian, 24 mph is pretty fast. There's nowhere you need to be that's worth injuring or killing someone

Absolutely!

Drivers are supposed to stop to allow crossing. When someone's crossed there remains no obligation. Plus 24 mph is below the posted speed limit. Totally uncalled for aggression!

People are in too much of a hurry. They speed, run red lights and roll through stop signs. I used to enjoy walking to and from work but don't feel safe because drivers feel entitled to ignore the laws. Your pedestrian probably had the same experiences. Drivers are protected by pounds of metal. Pedestrians are at their mercy.

E,

When a pedestrian is safely across the road (well clear of the drive lane) its a drivers right to proceed at the posted speed limit. I'd be the first to admit I don't like getting the brush back at crosswalks (which I judge to be when a car passes the exact moment a pedestrian is clear of the drive lane); but when I percieve drivers to be speeding or coming dangerously close I give the driver the downpalm handwave and lip-synch "SLOW DOWN". You catch more flies with honey than with vinegar.

I think the perception of danger in this location, like others in East Rock is because its at a low elevation and cars travelling west from State Street seem to be speeding as they are coming down hill (some are, some aren't). Since there is this sometimes false perception, its a textbook example of a location that could use a speed table and if that request were posted on SCF I'd vote for it. A speed table was rejected in Westville but has been roundly judged a success by adjecant neighbors on Edwards Street (I know them...they've told me).

It's true, Elizabeth. Times have changed and drivers think it's all about them now. I got hit at an intersection twice,, luckily it was at slow speed. The lady was on her cell phone, and said she was late for work.
Robn, giving the driver the downpalm lipsynch is not appreciated either.

The perception of danger is justified.. I saw a man with his child on a bicycle hit. I saw man on a small motor scooter hit. I've seen countless crashes .. the cars really are speeding.

What is a 'speed table'? If it is one of those things like radar that measures speed, I have talked to the alderperson, the police, and the traffic department to do that, to no avail.. Maybe you would have better luck with your honey.

It was accepted on Edwards St, before they put speed bumps in, because a pedestrian was actually killed there by a speeder.

NEIGHBOR,

A downpalm and lip-synching "slow down" is more appropriate than a middle finger and lip-synching "F-U".

A speed table is a square raised portion of street like at Edwards and Livingston.

ohhh we call those speed bumps,, and yes, those were put in only after a fatality.

I didn't say the slow down motion was not appropriate. I said it is not appreciated.

NEIGHBOR,

Technically the wonks call the raised intersection a "speed table" and things you drive over before you get to the speed table are "speed humps" or "speed bumps."

Who is a 'wonk'? ohh,, ok.. there is one spot where the raised portion is about 4 feet , and that is longer than the speed bumps.. so you mean that? Why not just regular speed bumps?

ps I mean 4 feet long and not 4 feet high :P

This is a serious issue for me. I've gone to everyone I could think of about drivers not stopping. I live near two schools and watch drivers run lights/stops even in the presence of crossing guards.

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