Tue 26 Aug 2008
West Richland: Jaywalking Capital of the World
Posted by Matt McGee under West Richland Life
Not really, but you’ll see what I mean. This is pretty funny, if you ask me.
One day last week, the West Richland Police Department did a little stakeout-type thing in town. They were watching the intersection of Van Giesen and 38th Avenue to see how many people were jaywalking, and how many correctly used the crosswalk.
95 out of 100 crossings were by jaywalkers!
Quelle horreur! No, seriously, this is kinda serious. It’s always safer to use the crosswalks and that’s what people should do. But still … 95 out of 100! Ha!
Heads up, jaywalkers: The PD will be out tomorrow (Aug. 27) watching the same intersection again. Don’t say you weren’t warned.
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August 30th, 2008 at 10:03 pm[...] West Richland: Jaywalking Capital of the World [...]
August 27th, 2008 at 6:28 am
I live just up the road from this corner in Cherry Hill Estates and have to battle the jaywalkers everyday. It’s not just the jaywalking that makes that corner frustrating, but traffic can make for a long wait turning onto Van Giesen. I get the feeling a light isn’t too far off in the future.
August 27th, 2008 at 5:04 pm
Joe - where are they jaywalking to and from?
I hear you about the slow turns onto Van Giesen. It’s like that coming out of the Chevron station sometimes, too. Our little town is getting crowded.