Two cars crashed on Fountain Avenue at North Poinsettia Place at 7:30 this morning, the latest in a series of accidents that have sparked demands by local residents for better traffic control.
The Los Angeles Police Department and the Los Angeles Fire Department responded to the collision (North Poinsettia Place and the north side of Fountain Avenue in that area is with the boundaries of the City of Los Angeles.
According to a witness on the scene there was no serious injury. At this time no additional information is available.
The whole ‘put of standard’ commentary is just one way of handwaving all the largely preventable collisions and crashes that happen in our streets. No amount of you saving time is worth me losing my limb or life. No amount of convenience for you is worth kids being hit by cars.
Attention is being brought forth on fountain because it is a residential neighborhood. Every traffic death and collision should be given this much attention frankly. So instead of the question ‘Why fountain?’ the question should be ‘Why not the whole city?’.
Alison, I think the attention has been brought to Fountain because it runs through a residential neighborhood. SMB and Sunset run through commercial districts. The numbers would be good to have, indeed, for comparison reasons. But this is a quality of life issue for the residents who live along that route, also. Very few people actually live on SMB or Sunset, and for those who do, they mostly live in high rise condominium buildings. I don’t think anyone is asking for more crosswalks. But I believe some measures need to be taken for public safety. I see people speed down… Read more »
How many accidents were on Sunset and Santa Monica Blvd this weekend. Please report this so we know if Fountain is out of standard numbers for thoroughfares.
To document every accident on Fountain all of a sudden is suspect. There have been accidents on Fountain for years with no documentation. All of a sudden, there is a focus on Fountain, where there was none for decades. It is disingenuous. Many people have died on Fountain due to accidents and there was no outcry. All of a sudden, there is this focus. If the City Council does to Fountain what was done to Santa Monica Blvd, there will be no street in this City that is not filled with street lights and cross walks that are not necessary.… Read more »
There was also another small accident on Fountain and Gardner Saturday…very common to see there, people run the reds during rush hour. Notice accidents there at least a couple times a week.
This intersection brings up a new wrinkle in this issue. Poinsettia Place is in Los Angeles so trying to implement a no left turn on all intersections north of Fountain I assume would require working with the city of L.A.
This intersection in particular is very problematic. Tons of people make a left turn here because of the Ralph’s but it’s literally playing Russian roulette because of the awkwardly placed light. Another light needs to go up here.