By — Bill Bauer Santa Monica Refreshing daily
Pedestrian gets hit by car on Montana Avenue in spite of new curb extensions, crosswalks and even construction zones. Some of my new neighbors and city councilman Kevin McKeown think the only way to stop bad driving and indifferent pedestrians is more traffic calming.
Guess what? It is obviously not working and it isn’t stopping the reckless driving and the pedestrians who chronically dart out into Montana Avenue traffic. The obvious answer is traffic ENFORCEMENT — yet not one person you interviewed suggested more police presence.
There is no greater “traffic calmer” than a $200 or $350 ticket. The sooner Montana Avenue area residents and councilmen such as Kevin McKeown figure that out, all our streets will be safer for everyone.
Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on November 21, 2001. Read the original PDF.