Sound Shore

More than three years after 10-year-old Jarrid Amico was killed on his bike on Midland Avenue, his father, Jimmy, has launched Stop For Jarrid, a Web site to promote pedestrian safety in Rye, particularly on Midland Avenue.

Amico has relentlessly pressed city officials to put a stop sign at Palisade Road, the T-intersection where Jarrid was hit by a van as he tried to cross the street.

Amico has said the stop sign could have saved Jarrid’s life, while city officials say a mid-block stop sign could  actually make the road more dangerous.

He writes on the Web site that “it is now almost 4 years later and Mayor Otis and the elected representatives of Rye have done – NOTHING.

Mr. Otis lied to me and used every political smoke screen and mirror he could to pressure me to go away.

All this just fueled the fire within me for public safety and, with the help of some very dear friends, I have fought on.”

Last month, Amico decided to take matters into his own  hands and planted a yellow caution sign to speeders in his own yard.