More Evidence Better Pedestrian Laws are Needed

http://www.examiner.com/a-122205~Steve_Eldridge__Teen_driving_heats_up.html

Failure to yield to pedestrian: Citation

The District has already seen eight pedestrians killed on its streets this year, and the city is doing something about it. Officials from the transportation and police departments have been conducted pedestrian safety checkpoints recently and it seems like they’ve had some success. One crackdown was at the dangerous intersection of Brandywine and South Capitol streets in Southeast.

In a four-hour stretch during the midday, they nabbed 15 motorists for speeding — the highest at 51 mph in the 30 mph zone.

Police issued seven citations for failure to yield to pedestrian in a crosswalk and arrested two drivers found to be operating a vehicle without a permit.

Four citations were issued to motorists using a cell phone while driving. Last year there were 16 pedestrians killed and the city is trying to not go any higher.

Analysis of high-pedestrian-crash intersections in the District shows that fewer than half of all drivers yield to pedestrians in a crosswalk.

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