Happy New Year Everyone !
I was just reading the E - Mail description of a WCD - Hannaford's Crosswalk
Incident I sent to John back on Sunday, December 9th. Something I noticed a
few nights ago at that Crosswalk - Intersection and depending where you are
when you stop in a vehicle at that Crosswalk or any of the others on WCD with a
Pedestrian Activated Crosswalk and Traffic Control Signal Lights, AT NIGHT - If
you stop and the Overhead Horizontal Beam that has the Traffic Signal Lights
attached to it or the Traffic Signal Light Housings themselves are physically
Blocking the Median Strip installed Overhead Street Lights, you may NOT see a
Pedestrian right away when he / she walks across the Crosswalk, with Traffic
All Stopped. This optical condition will change depending on whether you are
driving a small compact car - or a Large SUV - or a Mid - Size or Full - Sized
Pick - Up Truck. I feel the most critical point of someone walking across the
WCD at any Crosswalk is at Night - or Driving facing Bright Sunlight or in Fog,
Rain or Falling Snow, and you are in stopped Traffic, with the Traffic Signal
Lights and the Horizontal Beam is blocking out the Overhead Street Lights.
I still feel that the Overhead Street Lights at the Crosswalk for WCD and
Hannaford's should be Brighter, with a Wider Down Pattern Spread.
Thank You,Dennis Marrotte
-----Original Message-----
From: John Brooking <johnbrooking4@xxxxxxxxx>
To: wsmac <wsmac@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Sun, Dec 9, 2018 2:14 pm
Subject: [wsmac] Re: Crosswalk Incident at WCD & Hannafords
Thanks, Dennis, for adding to our store of anecdotal data about this
intersecstion.
On Sun, Dec 9, 2018 at 1:00 PM Dennis Marrotte <dennis.marrotte1111@xxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
Hello, I just reported a Crosswalk and Pedestrian Incident @ WCD and the
Crosswalk for Hannaford's Exit Lanes. I used our Website Form. No one was
injured or fell down but the woman Pedestrian was pushing a 4 Wheeled Carriage
with a young Child in the front. She was on the Main Street side of WCD, on the
Sidewalk. I was first in line in the L/ H Left turning Exit Lane with The Exit
Lanes on a Red Light. I had the feeling she was going to activate the
Crosswalk Pushbutton to walk across, and she did so. East and West Traffic on
WCD was stopped. Not very much time passed when she started walking across the
Two East bound WCD Lanes, when The 2 Left turning Exit Lanes from Hannaford got
a GREEN LIGHT. I did not move. Two Vehicles to my Right in the other Left
turning Exit Lane started going out. The first one then saw the Woman and
Carriage in the middle of the two Westbound WCD Lanes and stopped as the woman
also stopped. That Driver then Passed in front of the Pedestrian.At the same
time, the 2nd Vehicle's Driver came out and swung past and Behind the
Pedestrian, who turned to look Left at that Driver and Vehicle. I was still
stopped waiting for the Pedestrian with her carriage and child to reach the
Median Cut on WCD, when The Driver behind me Activated their vehicle 's Horn
....No one was injured or fell, but , I firmly believe that No Proactive Action
or Steps will be taken at this Intersection to STOP ALL TRAFFIC, INCLUDING THE
2 EXITING LEFT TURNING LANES FROM HANNAFORD until there is a Fatality/ ies or
Disabling Injuries to a Pedestrian. Dennis Marrotte
