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[quote]QUOTE: While any deaths are regrettable, the real culprits are the Federal, State and Local governments that don't want to spend the money to provide rail grade separation for both motorists and pedestrians. [/quote] Build all the overpasses and crosswalks you want, spend billions people are still going to die. Wanna bet? On the main road through town which I travel at least 12 times a week going to and from my house, there was one area where a new condominium was built. People were always J-Walking across the street from this new condo building to go across to the mall. All the drivers complained about all the J-Walkers, and the situation was getting a little dangerous, so the city spent over a hundred thousand to put in a pedestrian controlled crosswalk, with the built in flashing lights, and night lights and everything.... all the bells and whistles. Sure enough, the sidewalk is installed, and people are still J-Walking, instead of walking a quarter of a block to the cross walk, people just cross wherever they feel like it and hope everything works out. One instance in particular it was winter and I was driving down that street, and some old man is J-Walking, and he actually ended up running and slipping right in front of my car.... Luckily because I am aware of the street and the situation I was going at a speed where I could stop and not kill the guy. >> The other thing that gets me is the people that DO use the cross walk, but don't bother pushing the button to get the lights flashing --- how hard is that???? Install all the crosswalks you want, the human instinct is still going to be to take all the short cuts possible, getting the most out of the least work. -- Face it we're lazy.
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