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Cars, trucks and buses whiz past as university students make their way to class each day. For many students, crossing Delaware Avenue can prove to be a challenge. Yet, the crosswalks, signs and light signals prove helpful in avoiding accidents.
However, the best intersection to avoid is one that Laird Campus residents must cross every day - North College Avenue and Main Street next to the Trabant University Center.
Just a few weeks ago, a university bus hit a bicyclist on the corner of North College Avenue and Main Street. The student was taken to Christiana Hospital with injuries to her pelvis.
Not only are bikers in danger at this intersection, but pedestrians are as well. Buses often run their back tires over the curb when making the right turn from Main St. to North College Ave. Even though students may think they're standing safely on the sidewalk, pedestrians are in danger of being hit by buses.
Another major issue at this intersection is cars turning right from North College Avenue onto Main Street - often while the light is red with a red arrow which signals pedestrians to cross. Many cars go to turn right on red while pedestrians are crossing - then get annoyed that students are in their way.
"I have to cross this intersection about three times a day since I live on Laird Campus," sophomore Sabrina Amon says. "Cars always try to turn there and you have a short amount of time as it is to get across the street."
This business of this intersection makes it easy to see how foot traffic and cars traffic come to a head. The quick right turn onto North College Ave is difficult for busses to make, regardless of what time of day it is, or how many students are out.
"I didn't realize that a biker was run over by a bus there," Amon says. "That is definitely a bad spot for buses to turn - it's too tight."
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