Like I and many others have mentioned in earlier posts regarding pedestrian safety, Collingswood can be, at times, a dangerous place for walkers. The intersection is near not only Tatem but also Christian Day Nursery School and the library. Not surprisingly, it is also near Maple Ave. Maybe the speed limit should be lowered to 15mph. What negative issues would this cause? Many residents including myself witness drivers going way too fast and not abiding to standard laws like stop signs. Luckily, the boy was not injured. Hopefully, the driver will recall this incident everytime he/she gets behind the wheel.

Either my wife or myself drive our grandchildern to Tatem every school day, it is crazy the way drivers are flying up and down the streets in and around the school when the kids are in the area, it won't be long before another child will be hit by someone in a rush for no reason ! !

that kid is straight out of a 70's rock band.

Special Thanks to Morgan Robinson at Frugal for asking me a funny question. " Do you know the kid that says hello to Porter all the time?" Lol thats when she said "he got hit by a car!" So we started looking for him, you know the rest. Thank you Morgan, his name is Owen Knauss. Thank God he is okay!

Dear Collingswood Powers That Be: Slow down traffic on Haddon Avenue. Please. Yesterday I tried crossing via a crosswalk, South to North, in front of Bruce Florist. Crossing path clearly marked with paint. There was an intrepid crossing guard there dressed in a flourescent green vest and brandishing a STOP SIGN.. I stepped off ofF the curb and the crossing guard walked to the middle Haddon Avenue holding up her STOP SIGN. Did vehicles stop or even slow down? No. Despite the guard's best efforts (putting her life as risk really) some bozo drivers not only did not stop, but actually maintained their very high MPH. Something must be done to slow down traffic on Hadden Avenue. Can the police help? Or, can we install speed bumps? I'd be curious to know how many pedestrians have been hit when they tried crossing Haddon Avenu at a legally posted crosswalk. Anyone know?

Thank you for mentioning Morgan's contribution, Ro. If it wasn't for her telling you what she saw, you wouldn't have called me and I might not have seen Owen's voicemail until much later.
I really do appreciate everyone's help in getting the word out for Owen and his safety!

Haddon Avenue is a nightmare in my opinion during the busy hours. I am not from the area and try to avoid it at all costs. When I have to travel down that road i go very slowly. There are cars parked on the side of the road on both sides, a lot of walkers, cars/trucks making right on reds, people running the red lights, people opening car doors as your passing them, people not paying attention to where their going because their trying to read the signs or addresses of the stores, people slamming on their brakes and who then start backing up because they found the only parking spot in town and have to back into it and the list goes on. And of course you have the people who just step out into the road without looking right in front of your car. Most people anymore step out into the street without looking because they know that the pedestrian has the right of way. They assume that you see them. What ever happened to look left and right before you cross the street and wait for the car to stop before walking in front of it? When you have all of this going on around you it a huge distraction and takes the average driver longer to process what is going on around them. You have to have a swivel head on you to navigate Haddon Avenue.

Bring back the yellow shirts and enforce NJ statute 39:4-36 for both drivers AND pedestrians.