The "walk" signal lures people to walk across the tracks.
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The crosswalk, view from bridge.
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There is no other destination but the path to cross the tracks.
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Walkers (shown) going directly from using the crosswalk and path to ...
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... crossing the tracks. (photo from bridge).
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End of sidewalk from Cottle Road (seen right) is at the unofficial RR crossing, with no other continuation but the sidewalk on Monterey, across the tracks.
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Walker just crossed train tracks. People are deceived that they should cross here.
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1970 map shows an at-grade railroad crossing of County Road G10 (Bossom Hill Road and Cottle Road).
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1961 map. Downer Ave. became Blossom HIll Road. Again, at-grade railroad crossing of Cottle Road is shown.
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Shoulder is safe for walkers and the parked truck. (looking west, eastbound side)
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But here (top of bridge), the 8-foot shoulder was eliminated in 2003. The former shoulder line is still visible. Note bicycle. The new shoulder line is TOO NARROW for bicyclists and pedestrians. (looking east, eastbound side)
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The 8-foot shoulder (shown with bicycle) reappears at other end of the bridge. (SE side)
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Posting "Pedestrians Bicycles ... Prohibited" is San Jose DOT's solution to the "pedestrian problem" but is illegal under CVC 21960 because Blossom Hill Road is not a freeway. (NE side)
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55 MPH for Monterey Highway. Blossom Hill bridge is in background.
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Freight train and car traffic. Grade separations are the safest form of crossing, bar none. (photo: Blossom Hill bridge, looking N)
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McDonalds, destination of Katrina Hatton with bridge in background.
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