Posted: Tuesday, 14 October 2008 5:57AM
Pedestrian Deaths Spur Safety Movement in New Haven
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NEW HAVEN, CT (AP) -- A series of pedestrian deaths in recent years, including those of a Yale student and a fifth-grade girl, has spawned a movement to improve road safety in New Haven.
The ``Street Smarts'' public education campaign launches Sunday in the Elm City.
It comes after more than 2,000 people signed petitions seeking street improvements. They want New Haven's roads improved to make them safer for pedestrians, bicyclists and drivers.
The campaign gained momentum after a Yale medical student was killed in April.
Two months later, an 11-year-old girl was killed by a hit-and-run driver as she entered a laundromat.
New Haven aldermen say pedestrian safety is critical because about 14 percent of the city's residents walk to work, among the highest percentage of any New England city. |
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