Streetsblog has been consistently exposing super speeders who endanger our children by driving recklessly through school zones. The goal, of course, is to get state lawmakers to see the massive scale of the problem caused by a tiny number of recidivists speeders who simply will not slow down, no matter how many of the $50 camera tickets they get.
Councilmember Lincoln Restler emphasized the need for immediate safety improvements, stating, 'No community should have to endure a tragedy like this.' He called for the Department of Transportation to expedite plans for new crosswalk markings and analyze signal timing to give pedestrians more time to cross.
In 2023, a report from the Police Executive Research Forum called for police to put the brakes on car chases unless a violent crime has been committed and the suspect poses an imminent threat. The report noted a spike in fatalities and an increase in pursuits by some departments, including in Houston and New York City.
Missouri is the most populous state without a statewide active transportation plan, despite nearly one-third of its residents lacking a driver's license and alarming fatality rates among vulnerable road users.
The Central Avenue project is expected to improve safety for all street users and to reduce vehicle delays. The project includes a road diet with two motor vehicle travel lanes, a two-way left-turn lane as a center lane, bikeways, three roundabouts, resurfacing, improved bus stops, enhanced pedestrian crossings and street trees/raingardens.
Olga Cook, who was biking northbound, and the car, driving southbound and turning right across the bike path, had simultaneous green lights, thanks to an outdated system that doesn't meet national street standards known as single phasing. Because of that, the car turned right into Olga Cook, 30, who was biking straight through a green light, believing she had the exclusive right of way.
