Powder House Circle traffic violations

[somerfriend.livejournal.com]

I've grown increasingly alarmed at the cars running red lights at Powder House Circle.  You take your life into your own hands crossing through there.   Having a walk signal isn't enough to ensure you will survive, you have to make sure no cars are close enough to reach you if they don't decide to stop for their red light.  I shudder to think how dangerous it would be to cross if one was a senior or not able to move quickly.

I realize the design of the rotary is somewhat confusing for the driver and somewhat easy to miss the traffic light as they go around the circle, but I don't really care, one of the most basic part of driving is obeying traffic lights and not injuring people.  

So I guess I'll take this to an alderman, or resistat, or the committee on traffic or something.  Just wondering if there have been efforts in the past.  It seems to me a camera should be installed there and fines issued.  Could be a revenue generator for the city.

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[molyflogs.livejournal.com]

I used to live in one of the 3 or 4 houses that are literally right on that rotary, and it was such a mess every day. One of my favorite hobbies when it was particularly icy or slick was to watch the cars skid all over the place trying to stop at the lights mid rotary.

I'd get honked at, screamed at and meanly gestured at for crossing the street at a crosswalk, with the walk signal on a regular basis. That rotary sucks.