[Rescue Muni] Re: pedestrian safety

Tom Wetzel (tlwetzel@ix.netcom.com)
Fri, 5 Mar 1999 21:25:15 -0800

>Good front page article in the Exam today on Pedestrian Safety. Nice
>work Howard (page A-14). I wish more recognition were given by the City
>Authorities for the role speed plays in all of these deaths.

And the article says nothing about speed...or the desireability of reducing
it.
I think the only measures -- other than the ever-popular "education" --
mentioned in the
article were lights timed to favor pedestrians, and rebuilding crosswalks in
a
different color of material so that they contrast with the asphalt. An
important
measure not mentioned would be more traffic lights at crosswalks, or
mid-block
in busy areas, like downtown.

Tom Wetzel