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Committee weighs automated RRFBs, all-way stops after pedestrian near-misses at South Liberty and Oak Hill
Summary
Delaware City staff reported low use of Rectangular Rapid Flashing Beacons (RRFBs) by Ohio Wesleyan students and presented traffic counts; staff and chiefs expressed safety and emergency-response concerns and proposed further analysis, outreach to Ohio Wesleyan and consideration of automated beacon activation.
Delaware City staff and public safety chiefs discussed pedestrian safety at two campus-area intersections — South Liberty Street at Rowland/Roland and Oak Hill — during the April 29 Parking and Safety Committee meeting, focusing on whether to add all-way stops or rely on RRFBs (Rectangular Rapid Flashing Beacons).
Chief Moore told the committee he observed pedestrians crossing without activating the existing RRFBs and cautioned that "we're never going to be able to create a condition where it makes someone who's misusing the street safe," arguing outreach and engineering both matter. The fire chief raised…
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