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Start enforcing jaywalking law by Judicial Center

Bradenton officials say the combination of education and subsequent enforcement will help lower pedestrian deaths.
Bradenton officials say the combination of education and subsequent enforcement will help lower pedestrian deaths. Bradenton Herald file photo

Time to start enforcement of jaywalking laws in Bradenton. I suggest one of the first places be Sixth Avenue West, immediately south of the Judicial Center.

I drive the three-lane eastbound road every day of the week. I always see jaywalking by the public going to and from the Judicial Center. This includes many obvious lawyers and very obvious law enforcement personnel. There is no light and no painted crosswalks.

Michael Harris

Bradenton

This story was originally published February 25, 2017 at 2:55 PM with the headline "Start enforcing jaywalking law by Judicial Center."

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