Fort Lee cracks down on jaywalking after 3 deaths
May 11,2011
the staff of the Ridgewood blog
Ridgewood NJ The Fort Lee Police are cracking down on jaywalking, steering pedestrians into the crosswalks or pay a significant fines.
Tickets for jaywalking in Fort Lee are $85 . According to police the idea is to save live lives . Police Chief Thomas Ripoli told the Bergen Record newspaper more than 20 pedestrians have been struck in the town this year. Three people have been killed. I am not sure of the numbers but I am sure the numbers in Ridgewood are significantly higher .
The Fort Lee Police have stopped 575 jaywalkers since the beginning of the year and issued 117 tickets since mid-March. Capt. Keith Bendul tells the Record that the police are also targeting motorists who do not stop for pedestrians in crosswalks, as required by law.
Maybe Ridgewood could take a lesson and do the same.
What a great idea. The number of pedestrian accidents have increased markedly since the ascent of the text zombies and ear-bud strollers. Bloomberg also floated the idea a few years back for NYC. Next it may be a good idea to enforce the law for drivers using cellphones and/or texting.