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MORE OFTEN. >> YOU CAN SEE THE DAMAGE AT THIS RESTAURANT WHERE CARS SLAMMED INTO THE BUILDING. POLICE ARE INVESTIGATING. SOME SAY THIS CROSSWALK IS CAUSING A LOT OF PROBLEMS. >> I WAS LIKE, THAT COULD HAVE IN ME. >> THIS WHOLE THING IS BRAND-NEW. THIS CROSSWALK IS BRAND-NEW. THAT IS WHAT IS CAUSING A LOT OF HAVOC. >> LAST NIGHT, THIS CAR FLIPPED OVER, SLAMMING INTO THE FAS FOOD RESTAURANT. OFFICERS SAY THE DRIVER WAS GONE WHEN POLICE GOT THER >> THE MAJOR PROBLEM IS IT IS SO NEW, PEOPLE DON’T REALIZE THERE IS A CROSSWALK. >> THE CITY INSTALLED EIGHT NEW CROSSWALKS OVER THE LAST TWO YEARS. >> I HEAR TIRE SCREECHES. PEOPLE UNAWARE. THIS IS A CROSSWALK HERE. >> IT IS DIFFERENT THAN TRADITIONAL ONES. A PERSON PUSHES THE BUTTON WHILE STANDING AT THE SIDEWALK. IT IS AT THAT POINT DRIVERS MUST STOP. >> IF PEOPLE ACCELERATE, THEY DON’T REALIZE, YOU HAVE TO STOP MID BLOCK. >> THE CROSSWALK IS CHEAPER TO INSTALL THAN TRADITIONAL ONES. A GRANT HELPED PAY FOR THEM. FACTORS HELP THE CITY DECIDE WHERE TO INSTALL THEM. >> IT IS NERVE-RACKING. AS HE QUESTIONS IF THE NEW CROSSWALK IS HELPING OR CAUSING MORE PROBLEMS. >> I HAVE NOT SEEN THE BENEFIT OF I

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Some business owners in North Sacramento said a new crosswalk is causing confusion for drivers.“This whole thing is brand-new,” said John Quilici, standing outside his car dealership on El Camino Avenue, pointing at the nearby intersection.“Those lights and this crosswalk are brand-new,” Quilici said. “That’s what’s causing a lot of havoc with these accidents.”On Thursday night, a car slammed into a fast-food restaurant on the corner of El Camino Avenue and Empress Street.Officers said the driver was gone when police got there and the crash happened right before the crosswalk. “I think the major problem is that it’s so new over here that people just don’t realize that there’s a crosswalk there,” Quilici said.The city installed eight new hybrid crosswalks over the last two years, and the one on El Camino Avenue was put in at the end of 2017. The new crosswalk is different than traditional ones. A pedestrian presses the button while standing on the sidewalk, then the light flashes yellow and turns solid yellow before changing to red. At that point, drivers must stop for pedestrians.“People accelerate right there,” Quilici said. “They don’t realize you’ve got to stop midblock.”The city said the hybrid-style crosswalks are cheaper to install than traditional ones and a grant from Cal Trans helped pay for them.Factors like traffic volume, the number of lanes and speed helped the city decide where to install them.“It’s a little nerve-wracking,” Quilici said.Quilici, who’s seen three crashes in the year and a half his dealership has been open, questions if the new crosswalk is helping or causing more problems.“I haven't really seen the benefit of it,” he said. “There’s way more accidents.”The city said it is looking into potentially installing more of the hybrid crosswalks in other locations.