Nevada DOT Bows Down To The Stupid

From the LVRJ: A traffic signal will be installed at the intersection of Blue Diamond and Cimarron roads, a dangerous spot brought to the public forefront when a 14-year-old girl was struck and killed by the pickup truck while walking there in November.
The traffic signal is expected to be operating in about nine months, and the intersection will have a crosswalk and signals for pedestrians, said Mary Martini, district engineer for the Nevada Department of Transportation.
The state agency’s board heard a presentation Monday about the issue. The agency still has to get cost estimates, determine the funding source and put the job up for bid. Its preliminary cost is pegged at about $1 million to $2 million.
Helen Liu was one of three pedestrians hit by a pickup truck on Nov. 9. The other two were injured. A vigil for Liu was interrupted five days later by a three-car crash at the same intersection that injured three people.
“Safety is always our No. 1 concern,” she said. “We’re always endeavoring to try to make transportation as safe as we can.”
Martini noted that the Las Vegas region saw a lull in traffic when the recession took hold, and safety improvements along the corridor were put on hold.  http://www.reviewjournal.com/news/blue-diamond-road-spot-where-girl-died-get-light-crosswalk
I'm sorry but the Nevada DOT bowed to pressure from some local media and to the stupid.
I am sorry that this young kid died but it wasn't the traffic that killed her, it was her choice to run into traffic and get hit by a truck.  Maybe if she looked both ways, maybe if a parent went with her, maybe if her parents taught her how to cross the road without being hit by a car.
So because of stupid pedestrians and stupid drivers with some media reports hyping the stupid, thousands of people are going to be inconvenienced for no reason at all.
Sorry for being so harsh, but it has to be said.