Save pedestrians by ticketing jaywalkers

I believe we would have many fewer pedestrian fatalities if the pedestrians would walk on sidewalks (“Council member seeks to slash Baltimore speed limits to save pedestrians,” Sept. 17). I see people who walk in the streets all the time with sidewalks available. I believe that it should be a $25 fine for pedestrians who jaywalk or just walk in the streets. The pedestrians also create these statistics as well.

I've been all over the country and I've never seen worse jaywalking than I've seen in Baltimore and Baltimore County. I live on a narrow two-way street with parking on both sides and sidewalks everywhere. People walking in the streets with their backs to the traffic caused several perilous situations I've personally witnessed. When I admonish them to be careful, they look at me with a glazed look of amazement and keep walking in the streets.