CAPE CORAL, Fla. \u2014 Parents are calling for immediate action at what they call a dangerous intersection outside Mariner High School in Cape Coral after witnessing multiple near-misses between students and vehicles.<\/p>\n
Fox 4’s Bella Line shows us near misses at the Chiquita Boulevard and Tropicana Parkway intersection:<\/p>\n
‘You risk getting hit by a car’: Parents call for change at chaotic Mariner High School crosswalk<\/p>\n
“Every day you go to school, you risk getting hit by a car,” said Nikole Baldanza, whose son attends Mariner High School.<\/p>\n
Baldanza said she witnesses near-misses at the intersection often.<\/p>\n
“That could be my son, that could be anybody’s child trying to cross the street, and someone’s in a rush. And you know, lives are a little bit more important,” Baldanza said.<\/p>\n
Another mother, who asked not to be identified, described watching her son nearly get struck while using the crosswalk early one morning.<\/p>\n
“As my son was crossing the crosswalk, and as he was getting closer to the car, the car started turning to make their U turn, and I was really in fear that at that moment, I was about to watch my son get hit by a car,” the mother said.<\/p>\n
The City of Cape Coral said design plans for installing a stoplight at the intersection will begin in 2026. In the meantime, the city said high-visibility restriping of the crosswalks is planned to take place in the coming months.<\/p>\n
“Putting a stoplight here would alleviate some of the frustration and fear and anxiety that parents have every day when they’re dropping their kids off,” one mother said.<\/p>\n
However, Baldanza believes the proposed solutions don’t go far enough and wants a crossing guard stationed at the intersection.<\/p>\n
“I just don’t think that’s going to help, because people run lights all the time,” Baldanza said.<\/p>\n
Cape Coral Police said they have a company that assesses intersections to determine when a crossing guard is needed. However, it’s not clear if they will ask for an assessment. <\/p>\n
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