Many times I want to make a right turn and there is a pedestrian standing on the curb, waiting to cross the street I want to turn onto.

I am to the left and behind the pedestrian, making eye contact less likely to happen. He is literally one step away from tragedy.

If there was a line, at least two feet away from the curb for pedestrians to stand behind, it would benefit both drivers and pedestrians. As long as the pedestrian is standing behind the line, with or without eye contact he is not one step away from tragedy. This will allow more reaction time for the drivers and pedestrians.

Both drivers and pedestrians need to work together. Long ago, I was told to look both ways before crossing a street. I believe that has become obsolete. Today you need to keep looking in all directions as if you are crossing a stream infested with alligators.

Burt Nagamine

Waipahu

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