Description

There is a need for better pedestrian protections at the intersection of Sagamore and Washington Street. Currently there is nothing other than the crosswalk to let people know that pedestrians are meant to cross in this location and in rainy nighttime conditions people either don't see it or don't care and ignore pedestrians already crossing. The cars coming off of the parkway fly through that intersection with little regard for pedestrians making it a disaster waiting to happen. I have almost been hit twice by people who saw me crossing but swerved onto the wrong side of the road to get around me and the other day I saw a woman get clipped while she was 2/3 of the way through the crosswalk. The person tried to speed up to get around her instead of stopping but then said he "did not see her." It may not completely fix the situation but a flashing crosswalk sign may make drivers more cautious.