Charlottesville activist facing vandalism charges for makeshift crosswalk

A concern in putting this crosswalk in is that it gives pedestrians false confidence that’s not backed up by the additional infrastructure commonly seen with actual crosswalks: flashing lights, reflective signs, audible walk signals for the blind, warning signs for oncoming traffic, etc. Doing this without those additional pieces is simply more dangerous than not having one at all.

I do feel for the guy, though. It is so frustrating that the city isn’t communicating more clearly as to _why_ they won’t put in a proper crosswalk.

> “They drive too fast, and they ignore pedestrians.”

I'm not sure a fake crosswalk is going to fix that.