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# Cite pedestrian-unfriendly drivers
- URL: https://www.smdp.com/cite-pedestrian-unfriendly-drivers-editor/
- Published: 2005-08-29T15:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-23T07:37:49.000Z
- Author: Guest Author
- Tags: Opinion, Pier, #archive-import

*By Andrew Goldstein Santa Monica*

When is the Santa Monica Police Department going to do something for the mid-cities pedestrians? I have an idea as a way to get the SMPD to fund the extra security at the pier, because someone saw a Middle Eastern person using a video camera there, and make it safer for the Santa Monicans who actually live here, from a real hazard. Start enforcing the pedestrian laws at the intersection of Lincoln Boulevard and Broadway. Every day I am almost run over by impatient drivers as I walk on a green light with a walk signal. This probably happens 100 times a day to other pedestrians, if my experience is any indication of the situation. If each ticket results in at least a $100 fine to the city, we could pay for the pier security in less than a year. Just a thought.

*Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on August 29, 2005.* [Read the original PDF.](https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/smdp%5Fbackissues/082905.pdf?ref=smdp.com)