@ArlingtonVaPD would be gr8 if u could enforce crosswalk @ Washington & Utah. Cars rarely stop for pedestrians. pic.twitter.com/VELLrFuw9V
— Rosslyn DC (@Rosslyn_DC) April 7, 2016
Two weeks before a teen girl was struck by a car and seriously injured in Ballston, a local resident tweeted a video of a car blowing by him as he crossed in the same crosswalk.
The resident tweeted the video at police, asking for more crosswalk enforcement.
Today, he and others are saying that police do not adequately enforce traffic laws to keep pedestrians safe.
@ARLnowDOTcom this is what happens when @ArlingtonVaPD does not enforce pedestrian crossings: https://t.co/V7JHBBsMGb. Warned them 2 wks ago
— Rosslyn DC (@Rosslyn_DC) April 21, 2016
@ARLnowDOTcom @Rosslyn_DC Are you serious? I walk everywhere in Arlington. Marked crosswalks are completely ignored by most drivers.
— Bentley (@BentleytheDog) April 21, 2016
@BentleytheDog @ARLnowDOTcom @Rosslyn_DC I used to live right there. Nobody ever stopped for peds at that intersection.
— Chase Tralka (@ChaseTralka) April 21, 2016
@ARLnowDOTcom @Rosslyn_DC Hasnt always been prob. When moved to Arl 20 yrs ago, this always = traffic ticket. Enforcement has vaporized
— Circumlocuxon Cannon (@rcannon100) April 21, 2016
@ARLnowDOTcom As a driver, it is difficult to see if someone is waiting to cross. I'm careful about it, but lights would be a huge help!
— Stacey K (@StoiceK) April 21, 2016