Is there a Scout in the house?

Woman, 82, Gets Ticket for Slow Crossing Mon Apr 10, 4:12 PM ET LOS ANGELES - An 82-year-old woman received a $114 ticket for taking too long to cross a street. Mayvis Coyle said she began shuffling with her cane across Foothill Boulevard in the San Fernando Valley when the light was green, but was unable to make it to the other side before it turned red. [Yahoo News]

I realize that the City of Angels runs on gasoline and not pedestrian power, however, at some point, we all have to get out of our cars and walk, even in Los Angeles. The sergeant in the article says "I'd rather not have angry pedestrians, [b]ut I'd rather have them be alive" which is all well and good, but in order for them to be alive, there has to be some expectation and allowance for their ability. If the lady in question was really feeling vindictive, the City could be looking at an American's with Disability Act suit for failing to provide adequate provisions (ie: long enough lights) for the disabled to get across the street. Further on it reports that a person in a scooter and even high school students could not make the crossing. Rather than issuing tickets, perhaps the lights need to be examined and retimed before someone really does get killed. After all the population is not getting any younger.