Stepping Out Safely

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"It's just kind of an accountability on everyone's part to slow down and pay attention," Lt. [David Roddy] said.

The city traffic engineer's office has placed yield-to-pedestrian signs in the middle of intersections where walkers said they had difficult times crossing, city traffic engineer John Van Winkle said.

"These are high-traffic generators, the middle of UTC's campus, lots of people to and from the courthouse and Unum," Mr. Van Winkle said. "(The signs are) sort of between no control and full control. It's a warning and we feel they have a lot of potential."

"As they become more and more urban and we have more pedestrians and bicyclists, obviously it's something that we're going to need some funding for," he said.

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Stepping Out Safely

By Jacqueline Koch

jkoch@timesfreepress.com

When Seth Seymour jogs through intersections, he makes sure drivers are aware of him, even if he has the right of way as a pedestrian...

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