1. WHY WON’T THIS CHICKEN CROSS THE ROAD?

2. HAVE YOU SEEN THE ROAD?

3. What Makes it Dangerous to Cross a Street?
Vehicle Speed
Number of Vehicles
Number of Pedestrians (affected by attractions on the other side)
Lack of Pedestrian facilities – marked or active crosswalks, stop signs

4. The Effects of Speed – Part I They can’t stop when they see the kid -
Vehicle Stopping Distances 20 MPH 63 feet 30 MPH 109 feet 40 MPH 164 feet 50 MPH 229 feet 60 MPH 265 feet Perspective: A driver who is going 40 mph will have gone halfway across Bellaire Beach before he can stop and that’s after he sorts out that he must. Source:

5. The Effects of Speed – Part II People Die When Cars Hit Them
Likelihood That a Crash Will Kill the Pedestrian (the cars and drivers never die) 20 MPH 10% 30 MPH 25% 40 MPH 50% 50 MPH 75% 60 MPH 90% Perspective: These are human averages. A child, whose head and chest are more likely to be hit, has a far lower chance of surviving being hit by a car Source: AAA Foundation

6. Attractions – Why do People Cross Roads
Attractions – Why do People Cross Roads? They want or need to get to something on the other side
Beaches – draw big crowds on warm Minnesota days
Parks with lakeshore
Safe Passage – often the safest path is on the other side
Lake access – docks, boats and privately owned land across the highway from where people live

7. Why does Lake Links care? You’re trying to build a trail -
Following a road or crossing it – they’re still our kids! People must cross a road to get to a trail on the other side. The same things that most endanger people crossing streets also endanger people traveling next to them – SPEED, SPEED, AND TRAFFIC VOLUME

8. (DRUM ROLL) So Here They Are – Our opinion about the places most dangerous for a chicken to cross these roads.

9. Bellaire Beach #5 Street Crossing Danger
Length – 320’
Owners: Ramsey County, WB Twp
Posted Speed: Often Observed: 35-40
Attractions: Bellaire Beach is the largest public beach on the south side, serving that entire area
Pedestrian Amenities: Stop signs at Bellaire reduce pedestrian risk, but no marked crosswalk anywhere at this intersection.
Traffic Count: 3,950 Vehicles per day per MNDOT
Sidewalks: None
Complications: 1,350 cars on Bellaire as well

10. Mahtomedi DEC #4 Street Crossing Danger
Length – 500’
Owners: MNDOT, Mahtomedi
Posted Speed: Often Observed: 35-40
Attractions: Streetcar Trail along east side, major recreation area at DEC – only one serving north Mahtomedi
Pedestrian Amenities: None. Currently no marked crosswalks between Yacht Club and Hickory
Traffic Count: 5,700 Vehicles per day per MNDOT
Sidewalks: Streetcar Trail, east side
Visibility: Excellent, especially at Neptune

11. Yacht Club #3 Street Crossing Danger
Length – 700’
Owners: MNDOT, Dellwood
Posted Speed: Often Observed: 40-45
Attractions: Yacht Club facilities and parking located on both sides of busy highway
Pedestrian Amenities: Marked crosswalk at Yacht Club, little observed, sign obscured by tree
Traffic Count: 4,100 Vehicles per day per MNDOT
Sidewalks: None
Complications: Golf carts traveling wrong way on shoulders

12. South Shore Docks #2 Street Crossing Danger
Length – 1,400’
Owners: Ramsey County, WBL, WB Twp
Posted Speed: Often Observed:35-40
Attractions: White Bear Township Lake Access, 30 docks, 50 boats,
Pedestrian Amenities: Crosswalk at Summit, Traffic Count: 3,950 Vehicles per day per MNDOT
Sidewalks: None
Complications: Narrow shoulders at some points, poor visibility at 120

13. North Shore #1 Street Crossing Danger
Length – 4000’
Owners: MNDOT, WBL, WB Twp
Posted Speed: Often Observed: 50
Attractions: Ramsey County Beach, Township Beach, White Bear Beach Community Club,
Twenty Privately Owned Front Yards, 18 docks, 30 boats, Rutherford Park
Pedestrian Amenities: Active Crosswalk at Pacific; Marked Crosswalk at Portland
Traffic Count: 11,000 Vehicles per day per MNDOT
Sidewalks: None
Complications: Nearly 6,000 cars on Portland and Northwest

14. What do the numbers look like?
Six miles discussed here - (excluding White Bear Lake and the small streets of Birchwood)
In that six miles are six marked crosswalks – Hickory, Ash, Summit, Pacific (pedestrian activate) Portland and Yacht Club – one per mile.
No reasonable way for most people to use a crosswalk
Traveling clockwise on these roads, there is only one stop sign – at Bellaire
DOES THAT SEEM SAFE TO YOU?

15. Okay tough guy, whatcha gonna do?
Active crosswalks at important location
Stop signs, stoplights and better signage
Lower speeds and effective enforcement
WILL YOU HELP?