Belmont's Crosswalk Etiquette is Sorely Lacking
By Drew & Christine Morgan, Belmont California Real Estate
(RE/MAX Star Properties)
Is crosswalk etiquette dead or did it ever exist? View Larger Map This is our city, Belmont California; and this is our office, Carlmont Associates. Here we are smack dab in the middle of Belmont on the corner of Ralston Ave. and Villa--obviously a big enough intersection to get Google's attention. The cross walk you see here is the topic of today's rant. You see the city installed an illuminated cross walk—you know the ones with the flashing yellow lights imbedded into the street—to assist pedestrians in crossing the road. Well not really to help them get across, but to help them get there more safely by making them easier for drivers to notice. Clearly in order to get to my office I play the role of both a driver and pedestrian. First, in defense of the drivers, it's really hard to se...
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