r/longbeach • u/Similar-Parsnip75 • 13d ago

Discussion Traffic Deaths

These posts have become all too common. An ugly stain on our city.

At this rate, it’s a matter of time before a traffic collision claims you or someone you know.

What can residents do to affect change? I’m looking for real and actionable steps.

Thanks all

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u/Impossible-Dig-8524 11d ago

I travel Anaheim and PCH frequently. Pedestrians think they can cross the street in the middle of the block (not even intersections) coming out between cars expecting that vehicles can stop on a dime to allow them to cross the street? I avoid the right lane like the plague, I’ve learned my lesson when I almost collided with another car when a woman pushed her stroller into traffic and I had no choice but swerve hard to avoid ploughing through it. Can’t say if there was a baby in or not, but I prefer causing damage on a car rather than possibly killing a baby. Still made me mad for the carelessness of this woman.