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Joyce Coomer: Traffic on the square (A note: The photo cutline calling for calming the traffic suggested for one-laning around the courthouse - there a confusing two lanes from Burkesville to Jamestown, and for having parking on both sides of the street on Burkesville (and Jamestown Street, though that wasn't mentioned) as means to slowing traffic and increasing safety downtown for those on foot. - EW) By Joyce Coomer Personal commentary I don't have any problems walking or driving around the square, nor have I ever considered there to be two traffic lanes around the square - there simply isn't room. Most drivers are polite and stop for people crossing the streets, and the majority of the drivers are going at a reasonable speed. I seldom see anyone driving at what I would consider an unsafe speed around the square -- the layout of the square tends to slow traffic down. As for speed bumps, I have found them so annoying and sometimes potentially damaging to the front end alignment of my vehicle, that I have started avoiding shopping areas that have aggressive speed bumps. I was taught at an early age about my responsibility for my personal safety when crossing streets, and wonder why other people don't want to take responsibility for their personal safety when crossing streets; I see at least a half dozen people a week simply walk out into the traffic lanes on the square without deigning to so much as glance up to see if there is traffic anywhere near them. The safety films we were shown in grade school made the point that pedestrians were as responsible -- if not more so -- for their safety while crossing streets as the motorists were. Those films also stressed that the white lines designating pedestrian crossing areas are not solid barricades that a vehicle cannot penetrate. While motorists need to be aware of what is around them while driving, and to be aware of speed limits and pedestrians, everyone, whether pedestrian or motorist, needs to take responsibility for their own personal safety, no matter where they are or what they are doing. Many accidents could be avoided if everyone would do that. Joyce M. Coomer 270-384-4495 This story was posted on 2014-06-02 17:33:49
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