In my small city, people are routinely hit at crosswalks of roads that look like this. There's a spot where the crosswalk is marked, with lights and signage, w

In my small city, people are routinely hit at crosswalks of roads that look like this. There's a spot where the crosswalk is marked, with lights and signage, where the curb even just out a little extra to make the "unprotected" part of the crosswalk a shorter walk. Cars blow through the light all the time, it's totally unsafe to cross until oncoming traffic comes to a complete stop and makes eye contact. And this stretch is single lane, not designed for the speed of the Gastonia intersection. (Yes, there have been pedestrian fatalities on this stretch.) The bigger issue is that the road is designed in such a way that a driver would not feel uncomfortable driving at highway speeds, regardless of the speed limit. Adding pedestrians into a system like that will always result in pedestrians being hit. This road would be super dangerous even if the city moved the crosswalk to the place(s) where people want to cross.