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1. Photos of Pedestrians Using The PCH and 16th St. Crosswalk
2. Photos of Pedestrians Using The PCH and 16th St. Crosswalk
3. Photos of Pedestrians Using The PCH and 16th St. Crosswalk
4. Photos of Pedestrians Using The PCH and 16th St. Crosswalk
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Are Hermosa Beach Crosswalks and Intersections Unsafe ?
The Intersection of Pacific Coast Hwy and 16th Street, Looking North and West.
All pictures on this page were taken on Sunday March 19, 2006 from 1:56 pm to 2 pm
Ian Wright was struck by a car in the crosswalk. The car was traveling southbound on PCH and in lane 3 the curb lane.
The approximate location of the accident is marked by a red " 3A " in this first picture. The red " 3A " is just to the left of the white Jeep in center left of the first picture.
Excerpt From:
The Beach Reporter - March 23, 2006
By Whitney Youngs
A 25-year-old West Covina woman driving a 2002 Mitsubishi Lancer hit Wright as she drove southbound on the busy highway that sees an estimated 60,000 cars pass through Hermosa Beach on any given day, according to city officials.
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“As he continued across the busy intersection, at least one southbound driver slammed on her brakes to avoid hitting the teen,” said Wolcott. “He continued to the next lane, closest to the curb, the No. 3 lane. The collision smashed the windshield of the Mitsubishi and propelled the teen to the street where he sustained massive head injuries.”
A man enters the crosswalk and heads west.
Excerpt From:
The Beach Reporter - March 23, 2006
By Whitney Youngs
Along PCH, all three lanes are open to traffic depending on the time of day. Cars are towed if they are parked on the east side of the street during the morning hours of 7 to 9 a.m. as a way to open up three lanes of traffic. The same law applies on the west side of the street for cars heading south from 3 to 5 p.m., which was the scenario at the time of the accident.
Car continue to move forward southbound on PCH.
Excerpt From:
The Beach Reporter - March 23, 2006
By Whitney Youngs
“The No. 3 lane when it is open, some commuters think they have a ticket to fly, but capacity of course is a huge issue. It's a major corridor and we can't close it down. I just wish there was a way to get people to drive that lane slower,” said Morgan.
“My guess is many pedestrians who cross there will have all five lanes stopped for them, but many drivers don't realize that the cars are stopped for a pedestrian and are rather stopped because of traffic and so many think that the lane is open in the same way a carpool lane is when the freeway is jammed.”
Excerpt From:
The Beach Reporter - March 23, 2006
By Whitney Youngs
The area around 16th Street was recently an issue of discussion among residents who live in the nearby neighborhood. Shook Development, owners of the Hermosa Pavilion, is currently in the process of installing a signal at 16th Street, which recently came to the forefront at a Public Works Commission meeting when residents of 16th Street proposed a plan that would make the neighborhood street east of PCH one way. The commission hopes to review the plan with the intention of forwarding it to the council in the near future.
He made it across two crosswalks and now heads to " 24 Hour Fitness "
Excerpt From:
The Beach Reporter - March 23, 2006
By Whitney Youngs
Members of the 24-Hour Fitness athletic club are required to pay $1 for every time they park inside the Pavilion's structure and because of that, there has been an increase in cars parked on the east side of the highway and in the immediate residential areas. Fitness club members then walk across the busy street using the same crosswalk that Wright did.
1. Photos of Pedestrians Using The PCH and 16th St. Crosswalk
2. Photos of Pedestrians Using The PCH and 16th St. Crosswalk
3. Photos of Pedestrians Using The PCH and 16th St. Crosswalk
4. Photos of Pedestrians Using The PCH and 16th St. Crosswalk
What Is Your Opinion?
Are Hermosa Beach Crosswalks and Intersections Unsafe ?
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