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Pacific Coast Hwy and 16th Street

Intersection and Crosswalk

1.  Photos of Pedestrians Using The PCH and 16th St. Crosswalk

2.  Photos of Pedestrians Using The PCH and 16th St. Crosswalk

3.  Photos of Pedestrians Using The PCH and 16th St. Crosswalk

4.  Photos of Pedestrians Using The PCH and 16th St. Crosswalk

What Is Your Opinion?

Are Hermosa Beach Crosswalks and Intersections Unsafe  ?

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The Intersection of Pacific Coast Hwy and 16th Street, Looking North and West.

The first photo on this webpage was taken on Sunday, March 18, 2006 at 1:56 pm.

Ian Wright was struck by a car in the crosswalk.  The car was traveling southbound on PCH and in lane 3 the curb lane. 

The approximate location of the accident is marked by a red " 3A " in this first picture.  The red " 3A " is just to the left of the white Jeep in center left of the first picture.

The following 5 photos were taken on Tuesday, March 21, around 5:10 pm.


Pictures of Ian and flowers on a telephone pole, next to  the curb lane where Ian Write was struck by a car, southbound on PCH.


Excerpt From:

 

The Beach Reporter - March 23, 2006

 

By Whitney Youngs

 

A 25-year-old West Covina woman driving a 2002 Mitsubishi Lancer hit Wright as she drove southbound on the busy highway that sees an estimated 60,000 cars pass through Hermosa Beach on any given day, according to city officials.

 

“As he continued across the busy intersection, at least one southbound driver slammed on her brakes to avoid hitting the teen,” said Wolcott. “He continued to the next lane, closest to the curb, the No. 3 lane. The collision smashed the windshield of the Mitsubishi and propelled the teen to the street where he sustained massive head injuries.”

The same telephone pole, with flowers and Ian's pictures is in the center of this picture.

Notice the windshield of the grey pickup truck, there is a man in the crosswalk about to go in front of the grey pickup.  The grey pickup's front bumper is in the crosswalk. 

And the grey pickup blocks the vision of the northbound traffic, as it approaches the crosswalk.


This man has reached the center lane of PCH and the southbound cars continue to move and do not stop for him in the crosswalk. 

The dark car in front of the man, helps to block the vision of the southbound cars, that a pedestrian is in the crosswalk.


Excerpt From:

 

The Beach Reporter - March 23, 2006

 

By Whitney Youngs

 

“The No. 3 lane when it is open, some commuters think they have a ticket to fly, but capacity of course is a huge issue. It's a major corridor and we can't close it down. I just wish there was a way to get people to drive that lane slower,” said Morgan.

“My guess is many pedestrians who cross there will have all five lanes stopped for them, but many drivers don't realize that the cars are stopped for a pedestrian and are rather stopped because of traffic and so many think that the lane is open in the same way a carpool lane is when the freeway is jammed.”

The man continues west in the crosswalk and southbound cars on PCH continue to drive thru the crosswalk.

You may be able to notice that there are 3 different traffic signals mounted on street light poles in the these pictures.  These traffic signals are not working and they are aimed away from the oncoming traffic, so they do not confuse the traffic.

These three traffic signals are the first ones that will make this intersection a signalized intersection.  Right now there are not any traffic signals working at this intersection.


The man makes it to the southbound curb lane of PCH and now he has to make it across 16th Street crosswalk to head north to go into the, " 24 Hour Fitness ".

Yes, he did make his way to, " 24 Hour Fitness " without getting hit by a car.


Excerpt From:

 

The Beach Reporter - March 23, 2006

 

By Whitney Youngs

 

Members of the 24-Hour Fitness athletic club are required to pay $1 for every time they park inside the Pavilion's structure and because of that, there has been an increase in cars parked on the east side of the highway and in the immediate residential areas. Fitness club members then walk across the busy street using the same crosswalk that Wright did.


1.  Photos of Pedestrians Using The PCH and 16th St. Crosswalk

2.  Photos of Pedestrians Using The PCH and 16th St. Crosswalk

3.  Photos of Pedestrians Using The PCH and 16th St. Crosswalk

4.  Photos of Pedestrians Using The PCH and 16th St. Crosswalk

What Is Your Opinion?

Are Hermosa Beach Crosswalks and Intersections Unsafe  ?


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