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“Over a 10 minute period, I counted over 200 cars that didn’t stop. Only 42 did.” - Katherine Scott, ABC Action News
The flagrant violation of most cars through this stop-light represents a mockery of traffic enforcement in Philadelphia. All this at a time when Philadelphia Police are warning that a crackdown on cyclists is imminent.
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Documenting Yield-Law Violations in New York City, but Where Are the Police? →
Motorists commit about three potentially life-threatening traffic violations every minute at city intersections, clocking in at a stunning 157 each hour, according to the Transportation Alternatives report: From Chaos to Compliance.
And drivers don’t give way to pedestrians, cyclists, and other vehicles 24 times every hour — even though that same crime caused the second-most crashes in the city two years ago, the transit advocacy group’s study found.
- An average of 117 violations an hour
- Drivers disregarding traffic signals 44 times an hour — a total of 350 incidents
- Drivers disregarding traffic signs 23 times an hour — a total of 180 incidents
- Drivers disregarding roadway markings 16 times an hour — a total of 127 incidents
- Drivers failing to yield to pedestrians 14 times an hour — a total of 113 incidents
Text reblogged from sara elizabeth.|♥|
Attention All Drivers
Anyone who walks, drives, or bikes around a city knows the frustration when someone doesn’t yield apropriately. Like Sara says:
Pedestrians always have the right of way.
Always always always.
ESPECIALLY when they follow all of the rules.When I press the button for the crosswalk and it gives me the walk sign, and you are allowed to turn left as long as there isn’t any oncoming traffic…that means I GET TO WALK BEFORE YOU DRIVE THROUGH THE INTERSECTION.
:( :( :(
it’d be great if I never come close to getting hit again. once is enough, thanks.
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Daylighting is a simple pedestrian safety measure achieved by removing parking spaces adjacent to curbs around an intersection, increasing visibility for pedestrians and drivers and minimizing conflicts. It’s beneficial to young and old, but is especially helpful to children, who often cannot see, or be seen by, oncoming traffic. By removing parking adjacent to the crosswalk, the child does not have to wade into the street to see vehicles entering the intersection. At the same time, drivers don’t have to roll into the crosswalk to see if pedestrians are waiting to cross.
Compare the photos below, showing the sight line difference with and without a parked car.
Neighborhoods around NYC and beyond are nearly shouting for daylighting to be implemented for safer streets. Streetfilms went to Brooklyn, Queens and Manhattan to check out what some neighborhood leaders have to say. And though we love the concept, we think the term, Daylighting, is a little stale. So how about some suggestions? As you’ll see, we came up with one, “Pedestrian Peek-a-boo,” but we’re sure there are others out there.
Learn about daylighting on Streetswiki. via StreetFilms
Intersection 911 is a project of BOZZmedia
