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<DIV><SPAN class=546321316-23092008><FONT face="Comic Sans MS"
color=#800000>Sunil says:</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=546321316-23092008></SPAN><FONT face="Comic Sans MS"
color=#800000>"</FONT>I still think they shouldn't sail out; having the right of
way doesn't change the Newtonian principles in play.<SPAN
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<DIV><SPAN class=546321316-23092008><FONT face="Comic Sans MS"
color=#800000>Agreed. Even with the relative politeness of drivers in
Moscow, one still should look both ways before crossing. I don't trust any
motorists to see me, especially through the couplet or out on Hwy 8.
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<DIV><SPAN class=546321316-23092008><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" color=#800000>It
boggles the mind that prior to the installation of that crosswalk there had only
been one vehicle/pedestrian accident (and it was at the signalled intersection
of Hwy8/Line), and now there have been three.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=546321316-23092008><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" color=#800000>One
also has to remember that since that is Hwy 8, ITD wields the jurisdiction over
it. There are plans in the works to remedy the situation. The City,
UI, and ITD are currently working together to extend what is now Greenhouse
Street on campus (by the, uh, greenhouses) over to Hwy 8/Peterson, and ITD says
they will put a signalled intersection there. I'm not 100% sure
(especially with the exponential rise in construction costs of late) but I think
it is supposed to happen in 2009-10.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=546321316-23092008><FONT face="Comic Sans MS"
color=#800000>This may come up in Transportation this week. I'll be seeing
ITD rep Dave Couch there, so I'll pose the question.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=546321316-23092008><FONT face="Comic Sans MS"
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