Atlanta, GA
Engineers points out needed changes after man in wheelchair struck by car in Buckhead
Engineer, metropolis leaders work on methods to make Atlanta intersection safer
An effort is underway to make the realm round Piedmont Hospital on Peachtree Highway safer. It comes after officers stated a person in a wheelchair was hit by a automotive, throwing him into the air.
Security enhancements are being hunted for a hospital zone within the metropolis of Atlanta.
Not too long ago, a volunteer on the Shepherd Spinal Middle in Buckhead, was struck by a driver as he was making an attempt to cross Peachtree Highway.
The pedestrian is James Curtis and he was in his wheelchair when struck.
Curtis was knocked off his wheelchair in the course of the accident and suffered accidents.
The Atlanta Metropolis Council is taking a look at reducing the pace restrict alongside a portion of Peachtree Highway. (Equipped)
The motive force, who was making an attempt to make a flip, advised police she couldn’t see him.
Josh Rowan identified a big site visitors sign machine that sits on one nook, probably blocking the view of drivers.
Rowan is an engineer who till early 2022, led town of Atlanta’s transportation division.
“I believe that must be relocated,” Rowan stated, concerning the site visitors sign field.
“Plus, we’d like flashing beacon indicators,” Rowan added, “and proper right here, stripe the cross-walk.”
He famous all these items could be along with slowing the pace within the space the place each the Shepherd Clinic and Piedmont Hospital are inside two blocks.
The administration of Mayor Andre Dickens has requested the Georgia Division of Transportation to contemplate a slower pace than the posted 35 mph alongside Peachtree Highway.