There has been a disturbing number of pedestrians being struck and killed by cars in the news lately. There is yet another story in the Indianapolis Star about a fifteen year old student that was struck by a truck on his way to school.
http://www.indystar.com/article/20081119/NEWS02/811190409
I know this is an issue frequently discussed in many blogs, but I felt compelled to chime in on the issue that it is dangerous to be a pedestrian in Indianapolis. What's even worse, is that many in places where students walk to school or a bus stop, there are no accommodations for pedestrian students at all.
I am reminded of the Indy/MC public library branch in Eagledale, which is actually in the neighborhood, but there is no stretch of sidewalk connecting the rest of the neighborhood to this very busy library. To make matters worse, the neighborhood is on a flood plane, so after a rain storm, you can see young library visitors walking even further in the street to traverse the temporary obstacle.
This post doesn't really offer possible solutions to resolve the problem, only something to think about.
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