Sisters Creek Bridge Walkway 7

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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – A Jacksonville family wants lights to be added to the new Sisters Creek Bridge after their loved one was killed in a bicycle accident.

Brandy Harris said Chad Herrington, her 18-year-old brother, was riding his bike on Heckscher Drive the night after Thanksgiving when he didn’t see the sidewalk ending and hit the wall near the end of the bridge.

“What he didn’t know was at the end of the sidewalk, there’s two 90 degree turns that goes down to a creek side,” Harris said. ‘And he hit that wall at 15 miles per hour and him and his bike went over and he hit his head on the sign.”

The victim was not found until a week later.

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[1503-44]

Being that you have to enter the street, there is no zebra crossing either there, nor at the intersection ahead. Ummm. Electric pole or drunk driver at night. I think I'll chance the box.

 

[LittleInch]

Well the STOP sign a bit further down the road looks equally bad....

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[Spartan5]

I hadn’t considered it might be there to stop people from running into the electrical box because the sidewalk does not continue on that side of the pole.

 

[1503-44]

That's messed up. Looks like 2 left lanes change to one there too.

 

[itsmoked]

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[Tomfh]

Appalling design. Disappointing to hear engineers blaming the rider.