Monday, November 16, 2009

140 hundred learn road rules the hard way

Posted by Casey Lyons on Mon, Nov 16, 2009 at 2:00 PM

click to enlarge No tickets for these ghosts.
  • No tickets for these ghosts.

Last week, the Kansas City police announced targeted enforcement for jaywalkers and others violating the oft-overlooked pedestrians-in-crosswalks-have-right-of-way thing.

Police spent two days cruising the intersections around the Power & Light District, the Crossroads and on Broadway between 31st and Westport looking for lawbreakers. The majority of tickets were directed at cars, which isn't much of a surprise given that cars rule this town.

According to police, here's how it broke down:

  • 116 traffic tickets to motorists who didn't yield to pedestrians
  • 7 tickets to pedestrians who didn't use crosswalks
  • 11 tickets for other violations
  • 6 warnings
Thanks to those 140 careless peeps who learned a lesson so we don't have to. The coast is clear now. Feel free to go about your jaywalking, road-ruling business -- at your own risk.

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