The Editor,
A few months ago in the Richmond News, there was an article about a driver who had hit a pedestrian crossing a busy roadway who was apprehended by the police and has since been charged.
Why are the drivers being apprehended and charged with hitting pedestrians who cross roads illegally?
It is hard enough to drive in Richmond now with all the idiot drivers out there and now with all the idiot pedestrians crossing whereever they want.
Today, I witnessed two women crossing a four-lane road on Gilbert Road during heavy traffic; and there is a crosswalk with lights above it, only 50 feet away.
Why are pedestrians in Richmond being allowed to cross busy roadways where they are not having to use proper crosswalks, regardless of what time it is.
On this part of Gilbert Road, there is a black, street lamp post, which hinders the drivers sight as they cross from the north traffic to the south traffic.
These two women did not seem to care if what they were doing was illegal.
If, by chance, they were hit by a car on this busy stretch of Gilbert Road, near the hospital, who would be to blame ?
Dave Gibney
RICHMOND
