traffic safety
Traffic Safety The government needs to make more of an effort on traffic control for all pedestrians in California. Many of people that walk daily have been in horrid accidents by speeding traffic in school and residential areas. These accidents have occurred due to lack of traffic signals, stop signs cross walks and speed bumps. All we need to help reduce the number of these accidents is a little more funding for the safety of pedestrians. ... Schools and residential areas are the areas we need to work on right away to get the traffic controls, because these are the areas where you most likely will see children walking or at play. ... (Simon, Stephanie S6) Near by neighborhood residents also have complained about needing more traffic control in their area. A resident by the name of Nancy Hernandez in El Sereno, Ca says “there’s so much traffic in the mornings, it’s scary. ... So these pedestrians have to live in fear of getting struck everyday until they’re area receives any kind of funding to put in traffic controllers. ... com) The percent of all pedestrians in traffic related deaths are 20 percent in California. ... Traffic is already to over crowed and the later the government waits, the more people will start driving instead of walking and make things even more difficult for people that have no other choice than to walk. California is ranked second in the nation on having the most traffic related deaths. Even though we are number two on having the most traffic accidents. Our state is ranked 50th on receiving “capita spending of federal traffic. ... The less money California receives for traffic control and pedestrians safety, the more Californians have to pay for “economic productivity, medical expenses, and the pain and suffering” (Durkins, MS pg. ... Traffic Safety The government needs to make more of an effort on traffic control for all pedestrians in California. Many of people that walk daily have been in horrid accidents by speeding traffic in school and residential areas. These accidents have occurred due to lack of traffic signals, stop signs cross walks and speed bumps. All we need to help reduce the number of these accidents is a little more funding for the safety of pedestrians.