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There is a cross walk with a light at the corner of Armand Hammer and High Street, why do we need another cross walk sign and stop 100 feet away from the one that there now.. This will disrupt traffic yet again for all the lazy people walking to wawa from the hospital. To go to all the other food places they have to walk in the direction of high street anyway. This will cause cars to stop right after the light for people walking across, at rush hour there is enough traffic problems without this. Just walk up to the corner and use the cross walk already there. Think about it, at the corner they have to wait for the light and the walk sign.. if we put this cross walk there they can walk across at any time, tell me why we should allow this. It;s mostly doctors, nurses crossing and hospital staff, who have no problem telling everyone else in this world they need more exercise so let them walk a few extra feet and get the exercise and cross at the light. Lets remove that cross walk sign, Pottstown council are you listening!! or do we all have to show up at the next meeting? I did not read any thing in the legal notes about that change of traffic codes, if it was not posted it should not be there. Pottstown police please remove that sign that was placed there against the law...
5 Comments
agreed (Guest)
I agree, they can't smoke on the hospital property so they walk over to wawa to smoke.... so then when going to wawa there they are on their "smoke break"
PMMC NURSING STAFF (Guest)
I believe the cross walk is very much needed, without it there it will be once again dangerous for all the people crossing over. Maybe if people were more aware of there surroundings, we wouldn't need it, but until then I for one when I cross would like oncoming traffic to know I'm there and to stop.
jrds (Guest)
Then the simple answer is cross at the corner where there already is a cross walk, and guess what, they also have a crossing light too. So if your the PMMC nursing staff, are you saying the exercise to walk to the corner is too much for you? I for one was told by dr's and nurse's that any exercise is good. You don;t need it if you just walk to the corner that already has a cross walk.. Why mess up traffic in that area when it's already a problem at rush hour..
Brad (Guest)
i think you are not being reasonable here. did it ever occur to you, there is also a medical facility across the street from the hospital? a crosswalk would help with getting people between the hospital and that medical facility...common sense would tell you this, or did you not think before you posted this? and, yes, it would be a back way into Wawa, rather than going all the way up to the crosswalk at firestone. the crosswalk makes sense, stop being so stupid
EP (Guest)
If a crosswalk is placed there... Do it right!
The current sidewalks drop pedestrians right into the middle of the parking lot entry/exit traffic which is an awful thought to begin with. The fiberglass signs which have been placed in the middle of the road to protect people are another obstacle. I, personally, have sustained damage to my car after another car hit one of these and knocked it into my driving lane (where there are no permanent traffic lines).
Bottom line ... This area is not a safe place for a traffic crossing unless it is accompanied by a traffic light. These pilons just make one more thing to maneuver around and cause erratic traffic.
Do the right thing... Put in a bridge, a traffic light or a live crossing guard.