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Cars do not yield the right of way to pedestrians mostly because drivers do not see pedestrians waiting to use the crosswalk.
This is because it is dark and it is not well lit or because there are parked cars and other obstacles preventing drivers from seeing the pedestrians.
One solution would be to put hand held flags for pedestrians to carry across (this works well in Bothel); post some flashing lights that could be activated by the pedestrians; or there could be a stop light for the cars.
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DS (Usuario registrado)
The pedestrian crossing at 103rd and College Way is not well-planned. North-bound drivers are coming down a hill and around a curve at the same time as they enter the crosswalk - the driver tendency is to cruise. I must remind myself to be extra vigilant as a driver - and I imagine that pedestrians must remind themselves to be fearful.
It's ironic that this situation persists, given that there is a hospital just to the north and a POLICE STATION just to the south!
CC (Invitado)
SLTR (Usuario registrado)
year round commuter (Invitado)
It's not just pedestrians that take their life in their hands. People who ride bicycles to NSCC are also in peril.
The cheapest solution is to add a flashing light that can be pedestrian operated. The most expensive is to install a full traffic light. The ped crossing could have been placed North of the intersection, but that creates a problem of people driving S fast and coming over a blind hill having to slam on their brakes. However, without the ped crossing here, it makes it impossible for any cyclist exiting NSCC to take their place in the road as just another vehicle, which is how experienced commuting cyclists ride.
With several near misses now that daylight savings time is over, it's cold, rainy and dark, I dismount, walk through the ped crossing, remount and then continue riding W on a side street lined with parked cars on both sides, that's too narrow for both a car and a cycle to pass safely at the same time. It's a total pain the the rear. It doesn't matter that I light myself up to look like a rolling Xmas tree when commuting by bike in winter. This is a dangerous intersection, almost as bad as Aurora.
Please consider installing a crossing light. Thank you
Elly_Mae (Usuario registrado)
EnglishFaculty101 (Invitado)
An anonymous SeeClickFix user (Usuario registrado)
lilackc (Invitado)
But, I also think cars drive too fast on this stretch of College Way. Flags would help, as would a stop light.
And lastly to those crossing the street...please don't look down at your phone when crossing the intersection. Be careful and cross with intent!
An anonymous SeeClickFix user (Usuario registrado)