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Woman Gets Ticket for Slow Crossing

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Woman, 82, Gets Ticket for Slow Crossing

Mon Apr 10, 4:12 PM ET

LOS ANGELES - An 82-year-old woman received a $114 ticket for taking too long to cross a street. Mayvis Coyle said she began shuffling with her cane across Foothill Boulevard in the San Fernando Valley when the light was green, but was unable to make it to the other side before it turned red.

She said the motorcycle officer who ticketed her on Feb. 15 told her she was obstructing traffic.

"I think it's completely outrageous," said Coyle, who described herself as a Cherokee medicine woman. "He treated me like a 6-year-old, like I don't know what I'm doing."

Los Angeles police Sgt. Mike Zaboski of the Valley Traffic Division said police are cracking down on people who improperly cross streets because pedestrian accidents are above normal. He said he could not comment on Coyle's ticket other than to say that it is her word against that of the citing officer, identified only as Officer Kelly.

"I'd rather not have angry pedestrians," Zaboski said. "But I'd rather have them be alive."

Others, however, supported Coyle's contention that the light in question doesn't give people enough time to cross the busy, five-lane boulevard.

"I can go halfway, then the light changes," said Edith Krause, 78, who uses an electric cart because she has difficulty walking.

On Friday, the light changed too quickly even for high school students to make it across without running. It went from green to red in 20 seconds.

Councilwoman Wendy Greuel said she has asked transportation officials to figure out how to accommodate elderly people.

"We should look at those areas with predominantly seniors and accommodate their needs in intersections" she said.
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Not really that similar, but I was visiting my cousin who goes to Ashland College, and some cop was standing at one of the crosswalks and he was giving tickets out to anyone who j-walked... I just can't beleive he had nothing else better to do than stand around and give tickets to college kids j-walking.
 
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This is another example of bureaUcracy making a problem worse.

Just change the light to turn red in 10 seconds and let the cars and elders sort it out. Problem will be solved in a couple of weeks.
 
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"Hey old lady........just be glad I didn't give you the Rodney King treatment........ Now stay off my streets!"

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