FOUNTAIN, Colo. (KOAA) — The city of Fountain is developing a comprehensive safety action plan to address potentially dangerous road conditions.

"Being proactive is extremely important when you have a community our size. So we're really trying to stay proactive and stay on top of this," said Fountain deputy city manager, Todd Evans, "our engineering department saw this as an opportunity to be able to enhance what we've got."

The plan comes at a crucial time after a deadly crash earlier this month.

Michael Weller, a local cyclist, has been hit by cars twice in the past year while following traffic laws in Fountain.

"I had the light, I had the crosswalk, and both times I was hit," Weller said.

The urgency for improved safety measures became more apparent in early October when a woman w

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