The corner of 33rd Street and Locust is one of the most dangerous spots on campus. It is an accident waiting to happen for the following reasons:
1. Motorists do not slow down at the curve or crosswalk, even though there is a blinking yellow light, two large cross walks and a pedestrian crossing sign .
2. Work trucks (presumably working on University buildings) often block the view of the yellow lights from drivers.
3. One of the blinking yellow lights is non-functioning.
I’ve had many close calls on this corner, and I’m sure others have too.
A flashing yellow light means that the motorist should slow down and watch for pedestrians. This clearly doesn’t happen at the corner of 33rd and Locust. In fact, vehicles go much faster than is safe to barrel around a curve. To prevent chaos–or an accident–the city must install flashing red lights, stop signs or a fully functioning traffic light .
The video below speaks for itself:
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November 30th, 2006 at 1:36 am
Yeah really, it doesn’t seem like that big of a deal. The bad light positioning is likely a leftover from all the construction that’s been going on there, so I’d give it a little more time to see if that gets fixed. Really, it’s no more dangerous than crossing at 34th and Walnut (between Vagelos and Fisher Library) — cars stop for students in the street there, just like they do at 33rd.
38th and Walnut is a far more dangerous intersection — I’ve seen many more near misses there than on 33rd St.
November 30th, 2006 at 11:39 am
usually i sort of like your videos, at least for entertainment purposes. but what the hell is up with the narration here? it sounds like someone is holding up cue cards and you are having a hardtime following them - awkward, stumbling, and overly dramatic
December 11th, 2006 at 2:59 pm
You should rehearse your lines. You sound ridiculous.
January 21st, 2007 at 3:59 pm
and boom goes the dynamite