We know that there are going to be more dangers for pedestrians in and around major metropolitan areas. However, for those who live and work around one Seattle street, the problems are becoming overwhelming. One section if Rainier Avenue is causing particular concern and neighbors are calling for changes after yet another deadly hit-and-run crash. […]
A 60-year-old man was hit and killed in North Seattle near a bus stop last week. People in the neighborhood are not speaking out about the dangerous intersection. The intersection in question is Lake City Way and 85th Street. On social media, people are discussing how fast traffic moves through that area even though the […]
Seattle is about to start adding more crosswalks for pedestrians, despite the fact that the long-standing rule book does not say they should. The Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices says that a crosswalk with a traffic light should only be installed if 93 pedestrians cross a location each hour. Many transportation engineers think that […]
A Seattle woman was seriously injured by an alleged drunk driver when she was at the intersection of Martin Luther King Jr. Way and South Henderson Street. The incident happened on January 18 at around 6:15 p.m. and police say that the driver fled the scene. Officer found the vehicle shortly after the crash and […]
None of us expect to be hit by a car while walking on a sidewalk, crosswalk, or side of the road. And yet all of us face the possibility of this happening every time we walk along a road. The injuries involved with such an accident are often very serious, and even if not, the […]
