I drove that road for 30 yrs from the Great Northeast to North Philly every day. It’s like the Daytona 500. Definitely not for beginners. In Philly there is no such thing as jaywalking. I saw many many an accident. My oldest daughter surely won’t forget when 2 guys on motor cycles ran a light and trust me it was not pretty. The guy flew over the hood and practically cut himself in half when he hit an unmovable light post. My daughter saw it all and probably will never drive or ride on a motor cycle.
Really, if crossing that road is so bad, maybe a few pedestrian bridges are in order.
Then they use them as a platform to throw chunks of concrete at the cars as they pass underneath.
No doubt, they are animals down there.