Description

From my office on Pine Street, I have a good vantage point of the Pine Street crosswalk at Marble Avenue. Dozens of cars blow through this crosswalk (and likely others), ignoring the active pedestrian warning beacons. Vermont Motor Vehicle Law states: "Pedestrians maintain the right of way crossing a roadway when a traffic signal is not present if crossing in a marked crosswalk. Vehicles shall slow or stop to allow a pedestrian already in a crosswalk to cross the road." I cross Pine Street here several times weekly, and have witnessed distracted or aloof drivers narrowly missing pedestrians in the crosswalk, including myself. Would it be possible for BPD to set up some increased enforcement at one of these intersections, especially with warmer weather approaching and more pedestrians crossing the street? Officers could sit here and have a field day observing drivers (and maybe some pedestrians) violating the crosswalk law.