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There was an accident near Hamilton Park at Jersey Ave and 7th St this morning at 9.10 involving two cars. That is another dangerous intersection where cars parked close to the crosswalk prevent a good view of oncoming traffic and even a slight misjudgment could result in a collision. Also, Jersey Ave being two-way makes it more difficult to maneuver. Please be careful folks!
Posted on: 2009/7/22 11:31
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Good point about the curb extensions! Lack of parking rules enforcement is something that really irritates me, specifically those protruding into the crosswalks. Erie St. especially comes to mind (I live half a block from Erie)...There is always a car parked on the SW corner of 5th and Erie as people run into the bodega, leaving drivers turning left onto Erie from 5th blind to traffic. Accidents happen quite often on Erie because of this. When I've seen cars in the crosswalks, I've flagged down the JCPA a few times, called them, told the police when they're cleaning up an accident (not that they enforce but just to express concerns)..Still there was a car there this morning right in the intersection. I sent an email to the Director of Enforcement at JCPA a few weeks back but maybe he's too busy with his sexual harassment case to respond. I guess I'll forward my email to the JCPA director/Fulop/Healy...anybody else? They need traffic calming measures, yes, but at least enforce the parking rules!
Posted on: 2009/7/22 11:07
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It's annoying to pedestrians as well, who take our lives into our hands just trying to get across a crosswalk in this town.
Next time you see this, take a pic and post it on here, I will. Now, having vented on this, what's the best dry cleaners in the Paulus Hook area?!? 
Posted on: 2009/7/22 10:35
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random enforcement, and incorrect enforcement, are two parts of the problem as well. i'm not looking for 25 feet, or people to be ticketed when they're 18 feet, but rather, a crackdown on people who are RIGHT UP TO THE LINE. between the blocked views, and cars running stop signs you can't see (like barrow and wayne/erie and 8th), someone is going to get killed.
Posted on: 2009/7/22 10:28
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The corner of Bay and Newark is horrible as well. Whether it's beer trucks delivering to the corner pharmacy or people double parking in their cars, that corner has the crosswalk blocked or cars parked wherever they like. A crackdown would be appreciated.
Posted on: 2009/7/22 9:41
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PBW--you'll be pleased to hear that i was recently ticketed for parking within 25 feet of a crosswalk in downtown jersey city. a farce of an infraction, given that i was at least 15 feet from the crosswalk line, and located on the east side of a 4 way stop, where the traffic flows one way from west-east (so you look west for oncoming traffic and east for pedestrians--not blocking any views).
i'm sympathetic to the general sentiment when one's view is blocked for oncoming traffic, but the jcpa's random/unequal enforcement is seriously frustrating.
Posted on: 2009/7/22 8:09
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Perhaps he will begin by eliminating the English language.
Posted on: 2009/7/22 2:30
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right now i'd be content if they just got rid of you. meanwhile, for those that care to discuss a serious issue, something needs to be done. i see women pushing strollers nearly annihilated on Erie. They need to start enforcing the distance between the walkway and the streets. it's one thing if a car is backed into a crosswalk, it makes no difference since i'm not staring in that direction, but another when it's in the direction you are looking.
Posted on: 2009/7/22 1:57
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They should put up mirrors.
Enforcing 50 feet from a stop sign would halve available parking.
Posted on: 2009/7/21 19:33
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I live close to there. It is a serious problem in the whole area.
In New Jersey you cannot park: -Within 25 feet of a crosswalk at an intersection, or side line of a street or intersection highway, except at alleys -Within 50 feet of a stop sign yet they never ticket for it. While painted curbs may mark an illegal parking spot or deter parking, it is not officially illegal to park at a painted curb. Otherwise I could just go out and paint the curb in front of my house.
Posted on: 2009/7/21 17:45
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you're so right. blindspots are totally ridic. I see way too many accidents. they should just get rid of the cars and make the whole city car free. bicycles and pedestrians. they can let the trucks in to deliver the food. gypsy buses and public trans would be allowed too. healey would totally buy into this. healey loves radical thinking. he's so progressive it's ridic. he wants to start a jersey city commune and get rid of currency, just have jersey city be based on a barter system. revolutionary.
Posted on: 2009/7/21 15:53
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This is a serious problem that is getting way too rampant. Cars are either parking too close to the crosswalk, causing a blindspot for cars driving through an intersection OR the cars are parking IN the crosswalks forcing pedestrians to veer out into oncoming traffic to cross a street. People with baby strollers and pedestrians in wheelchairs shouldn't have to endure these dangerous situations!!
Posted on: 2009/7/21 15:47
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The city could have installed curb extensions at the corners on Erie Street when they happened to replace the sidewalks and curbs. Or at the very least they could paint the no parking zones now that there are new corners. But many of the streets don't even have their new crosswalks yet, so I wouldn't hold my breath, especially since now the election is over.
Posted on: 2009/7/21 14:54
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Eire St., larger SUV's could be the police record room's SUV's
Posted on: 2009/7/21 14:37
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It's amazing how many people get ticketed for all kinds of crap in Jersey City, but I consistently notice cars parking WAAAY too close to crosswalks, which impedes drivers who want to cross over streets, or make turns on a one way street, from seeing oncoming cars.
Who can do something about this? Consistently on Erie, there are cars parked right up to the walk, often larger SUVs, and you cannot see cars headed North. When you finally do get a break, you step on the gas, and nearly kill someone crossing the street!
Posted on: 2009/7/21 14:16
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