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Article: Springfield Main Street dangerous to pedestrians.(Transportation)(A new state law will be hazardous to enforce along a stretch of the roadway)
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- The Register Guard (Eugene, OR)
- Article date:
- December 27, 2003
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Byline: Diane Dietz The Register-Guard
A new law requiring drivers to give walkers a wider berth has exposed a dangerous pedestrian no-man's land in east Springfield.
The six-mile stretch of Main Street east of downtown is a wide-open, five-lane road. Traffic generally zips along 8 mph over the speed limit in the 40 or 45 mph speed zones.
More than 25,000 cars per day in some stretches of the seven-mile street ferry drivers on Main Street between Franklin Boulevard and the McKenzie Highway.
And if any driver were to obey the law and actually stop for a pedestrian attempting to cross at an unmarked intersection, the result would be ...