A pedestrian crossing should signal to a driver that they slow down, a reader says. Photo/File.
Pedestrian crossings
A pedestrian crossing should signal to a driver that they slow down and check if there is a pedestrian trying to cross the road. Yet drivers continue to ignore this road safety rule and drive straight through.
The Girven Rd crossing at Mount Maunganui is busy with children
on bikes, mothers pushing prams, elderly folk and young kids, and I have witnessed on many occasions drivers who have ample time to stop simply drive through, ignoring the pedestrians that are waiting on the side of the crossing. It's extremely unsafe.
The crossing is there for a reason. Council didn't just throw it on to the road to annoy drivers. If someone is trying to cross, you should stop. That is the purpose of the lines.
There needs to be better enforcement of the rule before someone is killed.
