This of course makes one look both ways before crossing the street. I dread the day I know is coming when a child will have a close call, or even worse, along one of these Land Park streets. I know why this law-breaking occurs. I've done it myself.
People get in a hurry to get somewhere, or it's their form of fun.
But, more important, they do it because the likelihood of getting caught for driving fast has become minimal. The cops that are on the street aren't actively looking for these kinds of infractions. If you get caught you're unlucky, because the police you do see are going from one call for help to another. The police on the street are staging a campaign to get more cops in cars. It may be a case of not hiring more, just better utilizing the ones that are on the payroll.