Poll: Is the 2010 Pedestrian Law Making a Difference?
Do Westfield's pedestrians and drivers observe the law in crosswalks?
According to a recent report by NJ.com, the New Jersey state law that requires motorists to stop rather than simply yield to pedestrians in crosswalks has been met with mixed results. After New Jersey experienced a disproportionate number of pedestrian injuries and fatalities, the state enacted the law in 2010 but, according to NJ.com's report, it hasn't been entirely effective. Fatalities are down, but some areas of New Jersey, including Westfield, have still had deadly accidents in the crosswalks. According to Janna Chernetz who focuses on pedestrian safety as a New Jersey advocate for the Tri-State Transportation Campaign, a regional transportation policy watchdog group, drivers and pedestrians are both responsible for safety in …
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KWC
6:26 pm on Thursday, July 12, 2012
Hopefully compliance with the law will improve as there are more and more drivers on the road who learned about it as part of driver's ed. It's more likely that people who learn the rule when they start driving will obey it than that long-time drivers will modify their habits when a law is passed. more ›