Speeding on Broadway Now the Norm?

[East End Neighbors]

Taken from http://www.eastendneighbors.org
Has Broadway in Long Beach, NY become a hazard to the locals?
As we all know, Broadway is a major road that runs the entire stretch of the East End. The intersections are very confusing to drivers not from the area and some of the intersections are not clearly marked with a crosswalk. I speak from experience; having totaled my car one early morning almost two years ago when a driver from out of town didn't stop in the center of the intersection and drove right in front of me.
In the summer months, when volleyball and the concerts are in session, pedestrian traffic in the East End probably triples from the normal foot traffic on a regular day. Some intersections have a clearly marked crosswalk while other, busier intersections, do not. With people making illegal u-turns at intersections and others who are uneducated with the traffic rules on Broadway it becomes very dangerous to cross the street.
The City of Long Beach needs to survey Broadway and install crosswalks at the intersections that do not have them. They should also consider implementing a "No Turn on Red" policy at all intersections as well as installing crossing countdown signs to aide people with crossing the street. The street lighting on Broadway should also be addressed with possibly installing higher intensity lights along the strip.
My deepest sympathy goes out to the family of David King for their loss. How many lives must be risked or lost to provoke action?

[shelly]

lb police are too busy trying to trap speeders on neptune and park..my condolence to the david king family as well..is this why they closed the king david and replaced it with a useless hotel