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Today, LAPD's Valley Traffic Division is out in force near California State University Northridge sending plain clothed cops into a marked crosswalk near Reseda and Deerborn and ticketing those who fail to yield. "Some of these motorists are not only failing to yield, they're slowing and then making a conscious decision to accelerate past the ped," exclaimed observer and activist Stephen Box on Twitter.
Although Box joked that the city could balance the budget based on these types of citations, pedestrian safety is of issue here, says the LAPD. "Although there has been a 19% reduction of automobile vs. pedestrian traffic collisions in the San Fernando Valley, there has been a 47% increase of these types of collisions in Devonshire Division, thus far this year," they said in a statement. "California has a right-of-way law for pedestrians within crosswalks, either marked or unmarked, which requires drivers to yield to pedestrians and exercise due care for their safety. If stopped and found in violation, officers will issue citations to drivers without warning."
About four motorcycles and six squad cars were deployed this morning. Undercover cops would have about a six foot parking lane to start their attempt on the marked crosswalk. Cars who failed to stop would be pulled over.
Captain Trotter of Valley Traffic told a group of residents and local business owners that one of the big issues they are seeing is that cars yielding to pedestrians in one lane and cars not stopping in the next lane over. If a car is stopped in another lane, other drivers should stop or approach cautiously because they can't see what's on the other side of the car, he explained.
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A sting we can finally agree on?
Finally some enforcement for pedestrian safety that focuses on drivers. Sometimes even when it is initially clear stepping out at a cross walk and I stare down the next coming car to make sure they see me, they still drive until they are right up on me, trying to use their car to intimate me to get out of the way faster. When I see this I usually suddenly come down with some tiredness and take my sweet time crossing.
I think something similar was being done on Hollywood Blvd. yesterday as well. You could not walk down the street without seeing cars being pulled over left and right.
Bravo! I was talking to a crossing guard near my office recently who told me she had to bring a camera to record the bozos blasting through the crosswalk she patrols.
Don't even get me started on this one! On February 18, 2008, some loser went around a stopped car, while my 20 year old daughter was in the crosswalk with the right-of-way at Santa Monica Blvd. and Cotner Avenue, where it enters onto the 405 Northbound. "It" (the slimeball that hit her) proceeded to hit my daughter, leaving her lying in the road unconscious. It was a hit and run, and the coward's still out there. How can these "creatures" call themselves human beings, they have no heart, care or concern for others. How the heck do you leave a young girl or anyone for that matter lying in the road? Praise the cops for going after these losers! KEEP IT UP - NAIL AS MANY OF THEM AS POSSIBLE!
And GarySe7en you're right they can stare you down, give eye contact and still do something stupid, or as you say and I have had it happen, is they will come right up on you, so as to hurry you up.
Just to make sure I keep it out there...here's the link about the accident.
http://cbs2.com/local/Hit.And.Run.2.684902.html
Please read it, my guess is that this loser works in L.A. and lives in the Valley possibly. Any help would be greatly appreciated. And if you're the one who did it, better to turn yourself in and deal with man, than to be judged by God, how do you think He will take you hurting a child of His? I wouldn't want to be in your shoes. Guess where you're going if you don't repent and turn yourself in? You have no idea what she's been through since this happened! The only think good that came of out of this situation is that I became a committed Christian and my daughter is now saved, too! Good for us, bad for you "perpetrator". Why don't you man up and take responsibility for your actions?