It's that time of the semester again when congestion of student motorists overtakes campus streets and nice weather brings out more bikers, in-line skaters and walkers. Students who drive need to be extra cautious at night for pedestrian, but even more so in the daytime when student walkers dart out in front of traffic.
Pedestrians do have the right of way in a crosswalk.
But that can be questioned when they walk out in front of traffic at the last minute, jay walk through intersections or cross Broomfield Road where it is a posted 40 mph speed limit. It takes a car traveling 40 mph more than 5 seconds to stop for someone who decides to cross the road. Last year, five student pedestrians were hit on campus as they crossed the street-some during the day. It started again this semester when a student tried crossing Ojibway Court on in-line skates and was hit by a student motorist. Student drivers need to take their time.