Safety concerns or revenue generator?

On July 9, 2014, in Latest News, by The Somerville Times

By Jim Clark

A bit of a controversy has been brewing concerning a Somerville Police Department sting operation involving pedestrian safety in crosswalks in the city.

Undercover “pedestrians” are sent walking through a clearly marked crosswalk for which oncoming vehicular traffic should give right-of-way. If a vehicle disregards the pedestrian and goes through an awaiting patrol car pulls the driver over and issues a citation.

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