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| 8:25 am, Dec 5 - Imagine walking on the sidewalk back on to this oncoming load of trusses. You would not stand a chance. CLICK the photo to zoom |
Yesterday in St. John's there was a rally held at Memorial University to raise awareness of the issue of pedestrain safety. Certainly, this issue is not limited to St. John's. All high traffic centres should focus more on the relationship between pedestrian movement and traffic movement.
Clarenville, for example, has some very definite areas where pedestrain safety can be improved. We need more sidewalks and more and safer crosswalks. Council has, to their credit, recognized this.
The Business community, however, now needs to play a stronger role in pedestrian safety as well. With all of the construction in Clarenville there are a lot of large vehilces plying our roads with heavy and often wide loads. Better care must be taken by companies to ensure pedestian safety in our town, especially around these vehicles. Tighter restrictions need to be put in place to ensure that these vehicles do not pose a greater risk than any other traffic. And of course, enforcement is required to make these efforts effective.
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