Augusta’s road safety response could be better
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Following the recent crash that claimed the lives of three pedestrians in Augusta, the city has taken some steps to try to better protect pedestrians (“Augusta equipping pedestrians with flags at some crosswalks, to signal drivers,” June 18). One step being discussed, the addition of sidewalks to Cony Street, the Bicycle Coalition of Maine wholeheartedly supports. The other, asking pedestrians to wave and carry neon flags at three different crosswalks around the city to alert drivers to their presence, we view more skeptically.
The BCM appreciates the efforts of the city of Augusta, but the recent slew of crashes should come as a huge red flag that the state has a problem having amassed eight pedestrian deaths already in 2021 and it’s one that a few flags can’t help.
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