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In March 2008, Attorney Richard Bernstein successfully negotiated a ground-breaking legal agreement with the Oakland County Commission, which could increase pedestrian safety at traffic roundabouts in Michigan and throughout the nation.

Richard Bernstein filed the federal lawsuit in August 2007, claiming that the County was building roundabouts that prevented disabled citizens from safely crossing these busy intersections.

The lawsuit asserted that the County was violating the Americans With Disabilities Act, because its road construction plans lack stoplights or other mechanisms necessary for the blind, people in wheelchairs, and others with disabilities to safely cross the street.

After months of litigation, the County agreed to install special safety equipment, so that pedestrians - with or without disabilities - can activate traffic signals to stop traffic, and get visual and audio confirmation that vehicles actually stopped, before crossing roundabout intersections.

Click on the links below to read the latest news about Richard Bernstein's legal victory on behalf of disabled citizens and other pedestrians:

Oakland Press - Agreement Mandates Protections for Pedestrians
Observer Eccentric - Roundabouts to Get Pedestrian Crosswalk Signals
Detroit Free Press - Roundabout to Test Walker Crossing Signal
Detroit News - Crossing Suit Settled
Oakland Press - Number of Roundabouts Increasing
Michigan Lawyers Weekly - Right to Cross - 'Roundabout' Intersections Aren't ADA Compliant, Says Lawyer Who's Suing Road Commission
Observer and Eccentric Newspapers - Opposing Attorneys Ready for Roundabout Rumble
The Jewish News - Roundabout Concern
West Bloomfield Beacon - Disabled Plaintiffs Challenge Roundabouts in Federal Court
The Oakland Press - New Roundabout Hitting Bumps in West Bloomfield
Spinal Column - Disabled Citizens Sue RCOC Over Roundabouts
Observer and Eccentric Newspapers - Disabled Sue over Road Commission Roundabouts
Detroit News - Disabled Residents Sue Road Agency over Roundabouts
Detroit Free Press - West Bloomfield Roundabouts Unsafe Lawsuit Charges
The Oakland Press - Roundabout Battle Heads to Court
Detroit News - Blind Lawyer Files Federal Lawsuit over Oakland Roundabouts

Click here to learn more about the Complaint that Richard Bernstein filed in U.S. District Court to commence the lawsuit, Gersin v. Road Commission of Oakland County.

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