How Can Salem Crosswalks Be Made Safer for Pedestrians?
What measures would you take to make Salem crosswalks safer for pedestrians?
It seems like almost every month we publish a police log post featuring an entry about another pedestrian struck while crossing a Salem crosswalk. The most recent incident occurrted at 8:39 a.m. on Christmas Eve, when police responded to a report of a pedestrian struck by a motor vehicle on North Street. The driver of the car was reportedly cited for failure to yield to a pedestrian in a crosswalk and the struck pedestrian was transported to Mass General Hospital with "obvious visible injuries" after smashing the car's windshield. We've even published a Voice in Salem column focused on the dangers of navigating the city's notoriously trecherous crosswalks on Washington Street. Here are some of the recent reader comments we've received: …
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Rich Felton
9:47 pm on Friday, December 28, 2012
I agree, the lighting is terrible. The old style lighting doesn't help.They may look nice but they don't give off enough light. People also need to realize with all the over development going on in Salem, it is only going to get worse because of all the increase in traffic. more ›