UVU

I was talking to garit about this yesterday, people drive like idiots on campus. I was on the 4th floor of the glorious new Digital Learning Center (library) enjoying the view of the lake and the campus. I sat down to read a book and out the window watched the intersection in front of the Institute parking lot/Faculty lot. The intersection is tricky because there's a crosswalk for pedestrians, an entry for the Faculty lot, another entry for the bus shuttle thing (which I still hate by the way), and an exit for both the Institute and a pay lot. All these in and outs are multiplied by the fact that the road curves down a hill at a weird angle.

So I sat there from my bird eye's view and watched some dufus pull out in front of a UTA bus. The bus had to slam on the breaks to stop from T-boning the guy (is that a verb?). Pedestrians that walk through the crosswalk do so cautiously, because who really knows if a car is going to stop or not? I ride my bike down that hill everyday and wonder if I'll get clipped by a truck on the way down, or from some idiot pulling out of one of the three parking lots located there.

Apparently the other day Kevin saw or came upon an accident at another crosswalk. Someone had apparently ignored the NEON GREEN crosswalk signs and plowed into a couple of folks. Instead of trying to fix the problem the school has now placed some red flags at crosswalks for people to carry or wave? as they attempt to walk across the street. Cars still drive too fast.

This is what UVU Review had to say about the accident: "Because two pedestrians were hit by a car on campus last week, UVU Review has compiled a list of pedestrian and driver tips: Pay attention to your surroundings. Hold hands while crossing the street. Look both ways before crossing a road. Do not jaywalk: use sidewalks and crosswalks. Do not talk on your cellphone while driving. When driving, stop for pedestrians waiting at crosswalks. Do not put on makeup while driving. Do not eat and drive. Go the speed limit."

What a joke. Are we in second grade here? Does that really do anything to reduce the problem with speeding on campus?

The UVU Police Blotter states that one of the pedestrians had "suffered a broken hip and other serious injuries" and his companion had "suffered road rash and other lacerations." How fast was the car going at the time? With so many people on campus now, what is it going to take for people to stop driving so fast?

Deaths?