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My 5 year old child was almost run over Monday April 15.
My child was holding my hand. We didn't dart out into the road. We were wearing bright colors. We waited at the corner for all cars to stop at the red light & for the walking light to turn green. We were practicing safe street crossing and purposely went to the corner. The light changed to red, we looked around and all cars were at a full stop. The walking signal turned green for us. We started walking across in the marked crosswalk. A single driver decided not to wait and bypassed to the right all the stopped cars to speed through the light to take a right turn. The driver did not even yield. They barely stopped for us (we were already in the middle of the crosswalk). The car proceeded to pass me, even after I put my hand out to say 'stop'.
Edina needs to do something. We have had so many incidents & near misses over the years. We now drive everywhere, when we should be able to safely walk or bike to local area shops. My kiddo, yours, anyone's could have ended up worse than just the skinned knee.
Please, can Edina put out a pedestrian safety law sign, and/or a 'No Turn On Red', and/or bright orange crossing guard flags on the Edina side corners of Sunnyside Rd/France Ave/44th St?
Thank you for working to make Edina for safe and pedestrian and community friendly.
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A. Pedestrian Safety
3 Comments
Acknowledged City of Edina (Verified Official)
City of Edina (Verified Official)
Hello Neighbor,
Thank you for your submission. This area has been reviewed recently with new developments nearby. As France Ave is under Hennepin County jurisdiction, I will forward this request to County staff for them to review your request.
It is good to hear you were practicing safe crossing, but there are drivers that do not obey laws of the road.
If you have further questions or concerns, feel free to contact me directly.
Thanks,
Nick Bauler
City of Edina - Traffic Safety Cooridnator
phone - 952-826-0349 email - nbauler@edinamn.gov
Closed City of Edina (Verified Official)