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Also in this area, the double-yellow line in the middle of Pennsylvania Avenue has an "opening" (meaning a break in the line) at Rimhill Road, presumably for vehicles turning left onto Rimhill. However, this "opening" is badly misaligned with Rimhill. This leads drivers to turn left immediately where the double-yellow ends which results in them cutting the blind corner onto Rimhill, driving over the painted "stop line" on Rimhill and into oncoming traffic.

It is also worth noting that there are no sidewalks on Rimhill Road — pedestrians must walk in the street. Many of these pedestrians are people walking dogs (such as myself) or children playing. Also, the area in front of the dam at the north end of Pennsylvania is popular with skateboarders.

Combine the above with people's habit of driving at excessive speeds in this area, and you have a recipe for tragedy.

Although no injuries have been reported, property damage has run into tens of thousands of dollars. The curb and utility pole on the west side of Pennsylvania Avenue presents numerous gashes, scrapes, and other evidence of out-of-control cars. A few months ago, a car lost control at this intersection, careened right into my driveway and struck both my parked vehicles. At least one of the occupants of the car suffered some sort of injury, as there was a trail of blood tracing the path as the passenger and driver switched seats before driving away without leaving a note or ever reporting the accident. Damage to my vehicles topped $10,000.

Just last month, a young lady in a red BMW took the southbound turn too quickly and sideswiped the utility pole. She blamed the mishap on "another driver" who was coming up the hill too fast. "I'm a very safe driver" she tearfully told me, "I was only going 25 miles an hour!" She then took off before the police could arrive. I personally called the police — not to get the young woman in trouble, but to call attention to this ongoing problem.

The solution seems obvious: placing a stop sign at Markridge and Pennsylvania, and correcting the striping at Pennsylvania and Rimhill. However, there is a small complication to accomplishing this.

Pennsylvania Avenue is the border between the city of Glendale and La Crescenta. Furthermore, I am told that where Pennsylvania ends, it becomes unincorporated Los Angeles County.