Even with a warning sign placed near the intersection and advance warning given in several media, enforcement of pedestrian right of way law, or any traffic law for that matter, is like shooting fish in a barrel around here. Why are our motorists so horrid? Is there something in the water or is poor driving just a cultural thing?

Today, I nearly fell down in shock when I saw a motorist fully stop behind the limit line at Charnelton and Broadway for a pedestrian who hadn't even stepped off the curb yet. Of course stepping off that curb puts your body in the path of the many motorists who run stop signs as though they aren't even there.

Of course, moments later things returned to normal as a woman ran the stop sign, then had to stop in the intersection for several pedestrians crossing both ways. The motorist behind her crossed over into the oncoming lane and ran the stop sign at almost 20 mph while shaking his head as though he thought someone had done him wrong.