Orange pedestrian flags at some of Salt Lake City's intersections are disappearing. Despite the thefts, a Liberty Park woman is on a mission to make her neighborhood safer for people on foot and behind the wheel.
Despite the thefts, a Liberty Park woman is on a mission to make her neighborhood safer for people on foot and behind the wheel."I live near there at the corner of the street, so you're always seeing kids come through the ballpark, or people walking their dogs to the dog park," she said.
"Screeching brakes, some people don't stop or don't see somebody, so the flags, when they are there, help to mitigate some of that," Burgess said."You go through about anywhere from 10 to 20 a month," Burgess said. "They used to be 50 cents each and now they're up to about $2.10 each, which isn't a big deal, but it adds up if you're going to 25 flags a month.
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