MEEKER | As another school year begins, I have been having pedestrian thoughts. Literally, thoughts about walking. Trying to cross a busy street in both rural and urban areas these days can be a nightmare for one reason—texting while driving.
While there are specific zones set aside for walkers, everyone is so distracted by their cell phones they sometimes screech to a stop halfway through. Other times they run the crosswalks. As a regular…
We’ve been here just over 3 years and it boggles my mind that there is not better signage nor better crosswalks along Market St which in fact is a state highway running through Meeker. I often cross to the park with my kids and find the crosswalks insufficient. The crosswalks are barely visible and more than not ppl do not stop to let ppl cross. I’ve even had Police and or Sheriffs not stop either. Wouldn’t take much to put flashing crossing signs and add crosswalks to the areas where ppl actually want to cross and make it much safer!
I totally agree. It’s astonishing that no one stops at crosswalks in this town. And it’s not all related to use of devices.