Pedestrian Crosswalks at Night Arkiverad

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Anmälare

Issue ID:

5363009

Submitted To:

Cambridge, MA

Category:

Streetlight Defect

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Neighborhood:

Riverside

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Description

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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