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Originally Posted by Godzilla
GW offered a reasonable explanation for the "safety" area locations. http://skyscraperpage.com/forum/show...ostcount=18423 But that begs the question, whether people walking to the safety zones were actually jaywalking. And when/why did LA gain the reputation of being the only major metropolis with little tolerance for Jaywalking? |
Some maintain that people would wait on the sidewalk for the streetcar to appear and then walk over to the''safety zone''. But many photos tell otherwise. Evidently people would wait until a green light and then use the marked crosswalk to enter the ''safety zone''. Photos reveal people waiting for the streetcar with no train in sight. I still maintain those old safety zones were a disaster.
These middle of the street safety zones still exist in places like Long Beach but they're 4 feet high.
CDfile
Here are people alighting from the streetcar and OMG a few are jaywalking. More evidence of LA crimewave of scofflaws.
CDfile