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# Thirteen of Santa Monica's 15 flashing crosswalks malfunctioning after fatal accident
- URL: https://www.smdp.com/020907-story/
- Published: 2007-02-09T16:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-24T00:01:47.000Z
- Author: Guest Author
- Tags: local, Santa Monica, #archive-import

Following on the heels of a fatal accident at Euclid Street and Santa Monica Boulevard, it was revealed last week that 13 of the city’s 15 flashing crosswalks — where a push-button prompts a series of embedded lights in the street and warns drivers of pedestrians crossing — were malfunctioning on a regular basis. The family of the victim has already made public its intention to sue the city for failing to protect pedestrians.

This week’s Q-Line questions asks: Is the city of Santa Monica, for all its efforts to slow traffic and encourage residents and tourists to leave their cars behind, a pedestrian friendly city? Why or why not?

Call (310) 285-8106 before Friday at 5 p.m. and we’ll print your answers in next weekend’s edition of the Daily Press.

*Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on February 9, 2007.* [Read the original PDF.](https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/smdp%5Fbackissues/020907.pdf?ref=smdp.com)