Fred, others can speak with actual authority but I will share what I have learned about the Beale Circle/410 situation. Apparently the cut in the median was made for emergency vehicles. As you say, though, others are making use of it which is extremely dangerous. I wrote the State Highway Admin about it and got a prompt reply that they will check it out. That's been a couple of weeks now. I believe that our town officials have also asked for a fix to the problem as well.<br>
<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Thu, Jan 24, 2013 at 7:52 AM, Fred Holcomb <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:fred.j.holcomb@gmail.com" target="_blank">fred.j.holcomb@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
Since we're discussing road issues around town, I thought I throw in a few of my own. <br><br>Is the crosswalk across 410 east of Kenilworth Ave. under Riverdale Park jurisdiction? (Sorry if that's a dumb question -- I'm fairly new around here.) If so, I'm wondering if there's ever been any enforcement there. God forbid anyone try to actually use it. Traffic on 410 will absolutely not stop for pedestrians there. I once slowed to allow a pedestrian to cross and was almost rear-ended immediately. The cars in the other lanes didn't slow at all. To avoid causing an accident, I sheepishly continued through the crosswalk. The pedestrian smartly remained safely waiting on the median.<br>
<br>Also, there is a cut in the median in 410 near Beale Circle. Does anyone know the purpose of this? I see many folks using it to turn left onto Beale Circle from the westbound lanes of 410. For a while in the recent past, there were cones on the median blocking these left turns, but those have since disappeared. At the end of the day, are these left turns legal?<br>
<br>Best,<br>Fred<br>
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