closed #132372
Line of Sight
1920 W Vernal PIKE
- Case Date:
- 6/17/2013
Red truck seems to be confusing the walking path between 2nd and Maxwell with a personal parking spot.
The new median installed seems like an addition to try to help pedestrians make a safe transition across the street. I think that’s a great step as I often have worried about students at dismissal from south trying to safely make their way across that intersection to the bus stop. However as it currently is, it is not safe for drivers & maybe not even pedestrians. I watched 2 cars drive right over it just after dark, one definitely popped a tire. When I passed it another time I noticed multiple tire marks over the median. There does not seem to be clear enough markings on the median to warn drivers that they need to swerve to the side to avoid it. This is certainly true at night, yet I believe may be true during the daytime too as there are no signs or markings to show that the driver must shift to the right around the median or slow down in any way. Perhaps this measure taken to try to improve safety is actually more dangerous to all. A pedestrian may have a false sense of safety standing on an unmarked median that is not early visible or marked for cars to see. Can it be made into an official crosswalk with proper signage and clear expectations for drivers to slow, be aware and stop for pedestrians? Please take steps to make this safer for drivers and pedestrians. If school ever resumes this seems even more dangerous than it was before the addition of this median. Thank you!
The north & southbound stop signs are mounted on the high sides of retaining walls (seems this might be recent) and the height of them is too much relative to the driver's eye. The position of the sign northbound is also obstructed by a tree. This seems to be exacerbated by the fact that the northbound approach is on a hill. A stop ahead sign might also be helpful to emphasize the stop condition. Thank you.
There is a section of fencing flat on the sidewalk behind Kroger Seminary Square, leaving little room for pedestrians and blocking wheelchair access entirely.
Motorists are confused about which lane to be in going westbound on E. Winslow approaching S. Walnut since there is a solid white line dividing the two westbound lanes of the road. I have seen drivers in the right lane turning left onto southbound Walnut.
trash in yard
trash, broken glass in front yard, runs length of 200 thru 204 E. 16th Street