Readers, it is only a matter of time until we have a student lose their life because of jaywalking on campus. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
We encourage you to push university officials and the City of Kingsville to place a pedestrian crosswalk across West Santa Gertrudis Avenue, between Manning Hall and the Music Building. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
There are existing crosswalks, one from the John E. Conner Museum to Manning Hall and another at the intersection of West Santa Gertrudis Avenue and North Armstrong Street.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The problem with these is distance. There is an inevitable parking issue on campus, causing students to struggle to find a parking spot within a reasonable amount of time before their classes start. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
This leads students trying to save time by cutting across the street towards oncoming traffic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, pedestrian deaths account for 17 percent of all traffic fatalities. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
With the lack of crosswalks, any individual may assume that there will not be a person walking to cross the street. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
This could potentially cause a deadly accident just because people are ignoring the situation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Many students are crossing the street although there is not a pedestrian crosswalk in place and are jaywalking, which is a crime in the State of Texas. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The maximum penalty for jaywalking is a fine and if one resists the fine and ticket, they can spend up to six months in jail. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
For the safety of the students, the university and the City of Kingsville can work together to improve the crosswalks. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
This can reduce the number of jaywalking tickets as well as accidents that can be avoided. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
One thing that can be improved are more and better working crosswalk lights and visible signs. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Adding an additional crosswalk will prevent students from jaywalking, thus ensuring their safety and reducing the chances of serious accidents. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
It is imperative city and campus officials work together to solve this crosswalk problem as soon as possible. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
With these changes we can prevent accidents on the roads and decrease the amount of jaywalking that occurs on a college campus. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Enforcing students to not jaywalk can guarantee the safety of our students.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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