Dear Editor:
It really does amaze me to see how poorly lit so many pedestrian crossings are in North Vancouver.
Even in high density areas like Chesterfield Avenue, St. George's Avenue and all the surrounding streets (other than Lonsdale Avenue) there are hardly enough street lights. On top of all that is the fact that most pedestrians still wear dark colours, if not all black, while walking on a black road in the dark while the rain comes pouring down. Surely in the interest of public safety, the city should look into doing something about this. We don't need big, fancy, expensive crosswalks every 15 blocks. But what could help is maybe just a little LED flasher of some sort installed on all crosswalks that would signal the presence of a pedestrian. A simple thing like this could go a long way to improve road safety for everyone.
Wendy Stump
North Vancouver
