Date: Sun, 08 Mar 2009 17:37:49 -0400
From: Scotty Young
Subject: traffic circle danger
I’m very glad this issue is coming to notice on the Chatlist. I have often thought i wanted to speak about it and now is my chance……….
The place i feel the most afraid is in front of the General Store Cafe. I often think as cars, sometimes delivery trucks and even and occasional 18 wheeler comes sling shotting out of the circle on to West ST (heading West) that i am *amazed* that someone has not been seriously hurt or killed as a result. I have seen trucks going what seems to me to be 35 or 40 mph around that corner .
That is just unsafe, for vehicles turning out of GSC parking lot, and for pedestrians crossing West St in either direction. I have no ideas or suggestions of what we might do to slow the traffic down at this critical place. Any ideas, or suggestions?
Safety in mind,
Scotty Young