dangerous intersection

[desiringsubject.livejournal.com]

So, there was Yet Another bad car accident on the corner of Powder House Blvd and Packard Ave yesterday. Including a baby in a carseat in the car that ended up on the lawn of 125 Powder House. This intersection, I believe, is too dangerous to have a blinky light any longer. People routinely cruise down Powder House at 45 mph or more and cannot stop for pedestrians or turning cars.

To whom does one write a letter about this? I really feel that a real, three light traffic light is finally called for there, at least so that one can push the button for a walk. Even a blinky light like they have on Rt. 16 so that you *can* push the button for a walk would be an improvement, but wouldn't solve the issue of people turning off or onto Packard, which people do pretty frequently.

Thoughts, dslj?

Comments

[lonelyholiday.livejournal.com]

Just want to agree with this... I HATE that intersection. Drivers never seem to know what's going on, and as a pedestrian, it seems the "walk" only comes up every few cycles, even if you hit the button... So I end up either standing there waaaaay too long, watching cars (attempt to) take their turns in each direction more than once, or deciding to chance it and run through a lull in the traffic. Which is always kind of heart-stopping, since the flow of traffic is so weird there anyway, you don't really know where cars might be coming from.

Blah blah blah. Like I said, just agreeing.