PSA: ONE WAY STREETS!

[bryghtrose.livejournal.com]

Hello, this is just a friendly reminder that one way streets only allow traffic to go in a single direction. Specifically, I am writing about Windom St., which borders Carberry's. It is a one way street that allows traffic to exit onto Elm St. This means that DRIVERS ON ELM STREET CANNOT TURN INTO WINDOM STREET IN ORDER TO GET THEIR COFFEE FROM CARBERRY'S. For the second day in a row I have had to swerve out of the way of oncoming traffic going the wrong way on this street. It's a fucking one way street people. If you're on Elm St. and want to go to Carberry's, either find parking on Elm St., or if you're desperate to park on Windom St., go up Elm to Russell, turn right onto Russell, and right again onto Summer St., and then turn right onto Windom St., where you will be obeying the one way sign.
A waning: I'll be taking down the license plate number of the next asshat who decides to go the wrong way up Windom St. You have been warned.

Comments

[easy-wind.livejournal.com]

breathe deeply...

[artemii.livejournal.com]

the other one that really gets me is the street right by Brooks, off Highland. my pedestrian self is regularly nearly run down by drivers going the wrong way (often into the path of an oncoming bus, too).

[bombardiette.livejournal.com]

You must live RIGHT next to me.

[bombardiette.livejournal.com]

Walkling Court (the only house on the cul de sac)

[julyana.livejournal.com]

asshat...

i like that...

can i borrow it?

[bryghtrose.livejournal.com]

Please :)

I got it from a friend who makes up wonderful insults. Her newest is "dumbassitate", which is the male hormone that causes people to become dumb-asses.

Enjoy :)

[snarkyman.livejournal.com]

I think both of these come from FARK.com.

[bryghtrose.livejournal.com]

*shrugs* whatever.
Wherever they come from they're cool words that need to become more commonly used.

[snarkyman.livejournal.com]

Agreed. Fun words should be made more common.

Perhaps...

[cybermonk.livejournal.com]

You should complain to either the police or whoever is in charge of traffic rule enforcement (not sure if that's a different department that you'd take this up with). It's a public safety issue, so they should be concerned. A few hours of having a cop stationed at the intersection ticketing people making illegal turns onto a one-way street should strongly discourage others from doing it.

You might also ask Carberry's to post a sign near their counter reminding their patrons to respect traffic laws. Generally, places like that really want to avoid having hassles with the locals (i.e. you) when it comes to problems created by their customers (always a good idea when licensing issues and whatnot comes up). Bringing it to their attention can help.

The police actually like this sort of thing.

[marmota.livejournal.com]

Near where I live in Medford Square there is a gas station on the corner of a one way street and a main thoroughfare. People using the gas station frequently pull out on the one-way street side, and rather than go down the oneway street the right way, use it to turn back out onto the main street, causing all sorts of hazards.

Let your local police know about it. The medford police at least were happy to station a cop there for a while. It was like a license to print money just standing around and handing out tickets, until the garage got the hint and started herding it's customers better.

Maybe the same sort of thing can be done there to Carberry's?

Re: The police actually like this sort of thing.

[bryghtrose.livejournal.com]

Thannks, cybermonk and marmota for the ideas on the cops. I was just writing to vent, but those are good ideas (and also talking to Carberry's).

Can you picture the police station handing out this assignment:
Dispatch: I need a cop to go stand in front of a coffee shop to....
Every cop in Somerville : ME ME ME I Want this job!
heh :)

[jaubertmoniker.livejournal.com]

Fucking A. We need more people like you around, giving a damn about traffic laws. I think I may start hanging out in and around the squares more, taking license plate numbers as well. I happen to live in the exact same area that a couple of other LJites who have posted responses to this entry have mentioned, and it is a freaking death trap, for many reasons, including (but not limited to) people driving the wrong direction on one-way streets.

Kudos on the PSA, and the plan to Take Names, as it were. And believe me, it were.

[charlwoo.livejournal.com]

Yeah... also, umm, probably a good idea to ride with traffic when you're biking rather than the wrong way into oncoming bicycles. And, running red lights on a bicycle is also dangerous.

[denonymous.livejournal.com]

Don't even get me started on that one. I've taken to yelling at bicyclists that ride with traffic but fly through red lights and stop signs.