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I don't know how this can be addressed, but pedestrian crosswalks in Cambridge at night are sooooooo dangerous. Between the habit of wearing black by most urban people, darkness, and oncoming headlights, it is sometimes (usually) IMPOSSIBLE to see pedestrians in the crosswalks. I usually remember to approach a crosswalk more slowly at night, but still I have almost hit people too many times for comfort, and the pedestrians seem to have no idea how much danger they are putting themselves in by exercising ZERO caution when crossing.
Like I said, I don't know how this can be addressed, but are there any mechanisms, like blinking lights that could activate in the crosswalk when a person crosses?
I know that sounds like big bucks, but how much is a life worth?
Any other solutions?
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Cambridge Public Works (تم التحقق رسميا)
City Hall – DR (تم التحقق رسميا)
Pete483 (مستخدم مسجل)
Ms. Richards (مستخدم مسجل)
I get that, but improved street lighting would have to be VERY bright to overpower the oncoming headlights' part of the equation.
When pedestrians cross in front of oncoming traffic (at night), the oncoming cars' headlights completely obliterate the ability of an approaching driver to see that a pedestrian is about to walk in front of their car. VERY DANGEROUS!!
Pete483 (مستخدم مسجل)
Mary (مستخدم مسجل)
jware (مستخدم مسجل)
تم إقراره Traffic - DB (Signals) (مستخدم مسجل)
مغلق Traffic - PB (Engineering) (مستخدم مسجل)
As part of all roadway reconstruction projects, we conduct detailed roadway lighting analyses to ensure that the entire roadway environment is adequately lit. This includes evaluating lighting at existing and proposed crosswalks to ensure the visibility of pedestrians. If you have a location specific concern about lighting at a crosswalk, please create a new request under the category "Streetlight Defect" including the location of concern.
Thank you.
jware (مستخدم مسجل)