Site of pedestrian fatality in a collision at 4th and A Streets in Eureka in September.

Article from the Eureka Reporter (Dec 28, 2007):

"The total number of traffic-related fatalities in Eureka rose to two this year from last year’s one. In comparison, the CHP reported fatal traffic collisions doubled from seven by November 2006 to 14 by November 2007."

The reason:

"CHP Public Affairs Officer Paul Dahlen attributed the increase in accidents to more people being on the road. “We’re hitting the baby boomer generation, so there’s more elderly people on the road,” he said, adding that the baby boomers’ children are also on the road."

Hmmm. Would it make sense to reduce the number of cars on the road by giving people better and safer options?