Thank you for your work on the crosswalk yield vs. stop bill, HB0043.
I think this legislation is a great idea. I have seen plenty of motorist including City of Chicago police squad cars fail to yield or stop for pedestrians in a crosswalk. A city of Chicago sting operation a few years back seems to have not achieved the effect of making the public -drivers or pedestrians- aware of this law.
I believe that in order to make this legislation achieve the intended affect of making motorist aware of the laws concerning pedestrians in a crosswalk it is necessary to appropriate funds to create a public awareness campaign. Billboards on the sides of buses, notice on the Chicago City Stickers, TV spots and the like would go a long way towards making the drivers and pedestrians aware of the law.
Inconsistent understandings of this law could easily lead to traffic deaths. Thus, I hope that funding a public awareness campaign is deemed a worthy use of public funds.
Thank you both for your service,
-HW
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