Community Corner

Poll: Is the Village Doing Enough to Prevent Pedestrian Strikes?

Despite increased awareness of the issue, people continue to be hit by cars

Police "stings" over the past year have nabbed drivers not obeying traffic laws. Officers have also handed out literature and warnings to pedestrians too inconvenienced to cross in the crosswalk. There's also a pending village initiative to improve some of the streetscape markings in the downtown.

Still, people continue to be hit by cars in Ridgewood.

On Saturday night, , sending both victims to Hackensack University Medical Center. It's just the latest in a string of incidents, one of which led to the in the summer of 2010.

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