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Halloween requires attention from drivers

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Date published: 10/29/2007


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By Kelly Hannon

HALLOWEEN typically ranks as one of the top 3 days of the year for pedestrian injuries. It makes sense. You've got excited children rushing from house to house in masks, dressed in dark clothing.

The Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles is trying to prevent accidents. So consider the following before you set out with your child Wednesday night, or if you plan to drive through a residential area at the witching hour. A lot of the advice is common sense, but bears repeating:

Be alert for children darting between cars, walking on roadways and curbs. Masks can hinder a child's peripheral vision. They may not see your car.

Enter and exit driveways and alleys carefully.

Also, an update on the Coal Landing Road and U.S. 1 southbound signal question from last week. The Virginia Department of Transportation has sent a crew to look at this North Stafford signal. Even though drivers can't legally turn left on red here, VDOT may be able to cycle more cars through the intersection during times when turning is permissible. "They decided they are going to make some modifications to the phasing and timing and also to the detection system," said VDOT spokeswoman Tina Bundy. "We expect to see an improvement in 30 days."


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Date published: 10/29/2007


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Put up a "Committment Cone" (posted by savedbygracealone , Oct. 29, 2007 4:39 pm)   
Maybe some kind of low barrier (the big bubble bumps) that make it very difficult to do anything but turn right once you're "Committed" to it would work. If that doesn't do it, make the offender pull in for one lap as a penalty. May as well use NASCAR rules the way folks drive in Fredericksburg.

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