Rainier Ave
Posted by Gian on May 25th, 2007
In today’s Seattle Times, there is an article about Rainier Ave and the many accidents that occur along this main Seattle street. The city and department of transportation are posting billboards that are supposed to dissuade drivers from speeding. There have been more car wrecks and hit pedestrians on this street than any other in Seattle (by far!). While I realize that this is in most part due to speeding and idiots who jay-walk during heavy traffic, perhaps if south Seattle had more than 6 police officers on duty at any given time for roughly 25% of the city, maybe we would see less accidents. Police presence generally causes people to slow down and drive more cautiously (at least while the police are in view). Maybe the city should invest in more police officers rather than waste their money on billboards (that are probably in English and cannot be read by half of south Seattle’s residents).