Letters to the Editor

Accident waiting to happen at dangerous crosswalks

Dear Editor,

As I was driving my car on West Hancock Street, I had to come to an abrupt stop in order to not hit students who were crossing the street to get to the parking lot on North Irwin Street. This area is not only dangerous for drivers who have to be alert, but for students who fear for their lives every time they need to cross the street.
I have found it especially hard, as a driver, to see students who are trying to cross the road late at night. Even though I am a GCSU student and know that many students cross this street that come from North Irwin Street parking lot, I oftentimes forget to drive extra-cautiously. For other drivers, who are not aware that students cross this road on a daily basis, there needs to be some preventative measures taken.
At night there is no way of knowing that students are trying to cross the road. I think there needs to be a caution light put up to let drivers know to slow down. Or even better, why not have a stop light with a crosswalk? Driving on this street, I have also noticed that there is a once used pedestrian bridge that connects the North Irwin Street parking lot side to the other side of Hancock Street. If this bridge could become usable once again, it would cut the dangers of students worrying about being struck by ongoing cars.
Our school needs to take care of this problem before there is a major accident and a student’s life is put at risk. For the mean time, drivers need to be aware of students trying to cross the street near North Irwin Street parking lot.

Sincerely,
Tamalyn Roebuck
Sophomore
Mass Communication

Posted by Colonnade Archives on Mar 9 2007. Filed under Letters to the Editor, Opinion. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0. You can leave a response or trackback to this entry