Safety on the downtown roads is an issue. I don't know if the police department's numbers show that, but I tend to lean toward Lucy825's side.

Drivers should can take it easy and make more complete stops at stop signs, taking the time to look both ways. And pedestrians could intentionally do a better job of crossing the streets at the corners. The bottom line is that we don't want pedestrians injured or, worse yet, killed.

A little caution is preferable to any life-altering accidents.

(Mathias Baden is the editor of the Jordan Independent. He can be reached at editor@jordannews.com.)

I also agree with the parked cars on Hwy 21 being a problem. I drive a school bus in town and at least I can see over them when I pull out. It is very hard to see pedestrians that are on the corner with the cars parked upto the corners. Maybe they could lenghten the "yellow" area of the curb near the corners, but then I would expect the businesses to say that there is not enough "downtown" parking.

What about these "crosswalk signs" that are around town. Do you ever notice them? There is one down by Empire Wok. Look hard, you might see it. It's chained to a post, on the curb. Almost impossible to see, due to the fact of cars parked in front of it. Why not take these signs are place them right in the middle of the road so people actually see them. Drive down Hwy 19 in New Prague, they have theres right in the middle of the road. I am not saying it will help at all, however it can't hurt any either.

I think we have been lucky here in town not seeing a death in the crosswalk yet.