Show RED REDWOOD WOOD ROAD STOP LIGHT IS IN OPERA OPERATION TION 1 Pedestrians have 24 seconds to cross Redwood Road to the bus stop before the light changes if changes if they ey run by Jensen Journalism Glen Riddle President and members of the executive executive executive tive council and advisors hosted a luncheon in the Copper Room for Jim Safety Engineer from the Utah Department of Transportation Riddle awarded with an embroidered shirt thanking him for his ass assistance stance in in getting the stop light a safety feature here on the campus During the luncheon N aegle and the executive council members talked about traffic problems in Utah N aegle said Courtesy is not demonstrated well in Utah The new light is a three phase light system designed to keep the traffic flowing on Redwood Road while stopping the cars only when pedestrians have to cross the road N aegle says A jaywalker is the safest safest- pedestrian referring to the jaywalker jaywalker jaywalker jay jay- walker as not having to depend on a mechanical device evice thus creating a amore amore more ore alert state of mind when crossing g Redwood d Road d g e exp l al e et t the e ure ln per tr ff i I l' l jt- jt e c A A A 1 person willing to cross Redwood Road must push the button in order to get the lights to change That will stop the traffic so the pedestrian c can n cross Redwood Road safely without dodging the many oncoming cars The pedestrian pushes the button on the pole and waits until the Walk Walk n sign is lit across the road The pedestrian then has four seconds to get out and into the road before the sign flashes a Dont Walk The pedestrian has hasa a total of 24 seconds to get across the street before the traffic signal changes giving vehicles the right of It has been estimated that it takes 24 seconds for a student to cross Redwood Road Last November executive council members Glen Riddle Sam Gordon Craig Plant and Staci Savant began corresponding with Nae l attempting attempt attempt- ing to get a much needed stoplight on Redwood Road Executive council members met with in February and worked out the details on construction construction construction con con- i and set a starting date of March 26 It was 10 days later that the light came into operation I j. j S 'S J r w r Y y iy yf i ill t v i- i iI I i i c 2 Student President Glenn Riddle watches Jim actuate light tight change button before crossing crossing Redwood Road r rr r y a J j 1 y t Jim Utah Dept of Transportation speaks at luncheon in Copper RoOm LoO |