Fed up with near misses at a busy crosswalk, the Port Gardner Neighborhood had orange flags put on either side of Grand Avenue at 41st Street. The idea is you’re supposed to use a flag when crossing. If you’ve ever tried to use that crosswalk, you know how hard it is to get drivers’ attention to cross safely. So far, at least one person has walked off with one of the flags. I wonder if this is a cheap alternative to a flashing light.
In the neighborhood newsletter, one neighbor said this: “There was a driver hesitating on whether to stop for me or not, but once the driver saw the flag, there was no hesitation: the driver stopped. The flags have been there for about two weeks, and only one of them has gone missing so far.”
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