Deseret News | Park City police plan crosswalk crackdown

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Park City police plan crosswalk crackdown

Anonymous | 11:08 a.m. June 18, 2008

Hey! A way of writing tickets without using gas! How Green of the park city police!

All... | 6:17 p.m. June 18, 2008

they need to do is place a patrol car in the area with a dummy inside......LOL!!

Oops | 10:24 p.m. June 18, 2008

Just today, I was driving on Bonanza around 5:30, and a Park CIty motorcycle cop went right through the crosswalk while a whole family on bikes was crossing the road. Me and two other cars were stopped on the other side, and I even honked at him as he passed me. He was not speeding, and when he saw me point at the family, I could tell he felt bad, but he none the less broke the law. My point is this, everyone (even police) get destracted while driving, when you are walking or riding a bike, you have to assume that everyone else is out to kill you...because usually they are, even though maybe unintentionally.

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Ed H | 10:47 p.m. June 18, 2008

What a great idea. Now Park City can back up traffic even more. the reaction time (3/4 of a second) of a person driving a car at 20 mph is approximately 22 feet. That's how long it takes to get on the brakes and does not include the distance it takes to actually stop the car. The point being is that a pedestrian can stop from walking speed in less that a foot. Really, who has a better chance of stopping for who? Now I am not in favor of cars not yielding to pedestrians, but traffic in Park City is already an a near stand still. Wouldn't traffic lights monitoring pedestrian crossings make more sense? A new Chief of Police... how about some new ideas? And don't tell me Park City does not have the money.

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