Dear Editor:
(Open letter to the City of Richmond)
Re: “Jaywalkers could face $50 fine to help reduce pedestrian fatalities,” News, Oct. 26.
The Richmond News says the new $50 jaywalking fines will apply when one ignores a “Don’t Walk” signal.
Is this why the city has installed “Don’t Walk” lights across mall driveways and the like, to increase revenue through exagerrated claims of culpability?
I was taught, in school, a logical, common sense rule: cross only at corners, and use the main red/green signals when they’re in place. I’ve done this, with extra cautions as indicated by traffic and/or weather conditions.
I’m one of the rare wheelchair users in Richmond who has not been hit by a car. (Many still get hit while both following the pedestrian signal, and “making eye contact,” as per city stickers on signal button poles.)
George Pope
Richmond
