A Trader Joe's grocery store suffered a serious injury crash on 8 October. A vehicle operated by an elderly driver crashed into the storefront -- the cause of the accident is as yet unknown. However, the lack of protection from such accidents is VERY WELL KNOWN. A rash of similar crashes caused Trader Joe's to initiate "Universal Parameters For Site Safety" which includes the installation of barriers to protect storefront from oncoming vehicles.
Clearly -- no effective barriers were installed at the Trader Joe's in Goleta:
http://www.keyt.com/traffic/shopper-suffers-serious-injuries-after-vehicle-crashes-into-goleta-grocery-store/109090548
Trader Joe's has paid large damage awards in previous accidents, and has initiated a program to prevent such incidents from happening again. But good intentions are not the same as good progress -- we will be continuing to monitor their progress. Sadly, we just have to keep watching the news to see how they are doing.
http://www.keyt.com/traffic/shopper-suffers-serious-injuries-after-vehicle-crashes-into-goleta-grocery-store/109090548
Trader Joe's has paid large damage awards in previous accidents, and has initiated a program to prevent such incidents from happening again. But good intentions are not the same as good progress -- we will be continuing to monitor their progress. Sadly, we just have to keep watching the news to see how they are doing.
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