Um, what isn't being pointed out is that there is a freakin' WalMart Supercenter right around the corner. That road is a thoroughfare--this isn't the "middle of nowhere" like the picture makes it look.

I have lots of questions: Why isn't there a pedestrian bridge? Why are the schools on opposite sides of the road when there is obviously land on the same side? Why is there a major thoroughfare in front of a school?

I know the answer: nobody is willing to sign off with money until the outcry is large enough. It seems like the traffic engineers know that there is a problem (15 accidents in the last 5 years and a traffic light plan already in flight), but you can tell from the article that all their solutions are cheap.

That tells me everything I need to know.