[jims69camaro]

they had ben using snow fence - you know, the plastic net-like fencing, until they realized that people could either cut it or walk right over it. in some locations i think they upgraded to chain link fence, but thought about it twice when it restricted emergency crews' access to accidents and other emergencies. they might have chain link up still in some sections, but it doesn't run very long now (if it's still there). people can't stand to walk a few more feet down to the light. out in front of the courthouse in TR, they actually embedded lights in the roadway to alert drivers when someone was in the crosswalk. there are three ways to get across the street there from the parking garage: walk right across the street (ignoring signs stating it was illegal), going to one of the lights and use the crosswalk, or use the hamster crossing (the elevated walkway). too many people got killed walking straight across hte street, so now they've put the responsibility upon the driver. if you approach that crosswalk now, and you don't stop and let someone in the crosswalk cross the street, you get the ticket. the same thing is going to happen out there on 37.