Comments on: 7th & Washington

By: Steve Borgsdorf

Steve Borgsdorf — Mon, 28 Dec 2009 21:35:29 +0000

The problem, apparently, is when people traveling west on Washington attempt to turn left (south) on Seventh. A motorist who fails to navigate the almost-90 degree turn will, apparently, wreak havoc on the signage. Cutting left turns without adequately pulling into the intersection is all the rage these days, and this little island has taken four (five?) motorists by surprise. I assume that there were no pedestrians in the crosswalk when these mishaps have happened.

By: Alan Goldsmith

Alan Goldsmith — Mon, 28 Dec 2009 19:36:33 +0000

“…like those brake line destroyers over at Arbor Farms.”

Fortunately, those were removed a few weeks ago, at least the speed bumps down the back driveway entrance from Maple Road.

By: Cosmonican

Cosmonican — Mon, 28 Dec 2009 14:02:34 +0000

What the city installs now are correctly termed “speed humps” not “bumps”. They are wider, and designed not to tear up the bottom of your car like those brake line destroyers over at Arbor Farms.

By: Alan Goldsmith

Alan Goldsmith — Mon, 28 Dec 2009 13:28:19 +0000

“If it saves one pedestrian’s life, it’s a good investment.”

You might want to talk to the city about the firefighter cuts.

By: Dave Askins

Dave Askins — Sun, 27 Dec 2009 19:47:37 +0000

Re: [6] “It’s not a speed bump. Look at the picture.”

I don’t think anyone has suggested that it is a speed bump. Rather, in [1] there’s a suggestion that a speed bump be added — in the spirit of “better signage or more traffic lights — and in [2] a rejection of that suggestion.

By: Fred Zimmerman

Fred Zimmerman — Sun, 27 Dec 2009 19:05:19 +0000

Folks,

1) it’s not a speed bump. Look at the picture.
2) the pic doesn’t prove that protection islands are futile. It just proves that a careless driver hit one. If it saves one pedestrian’s life, it’s a good investment.
3) I’m familiar with the intersection and I’m inclined to think this accident was at night. The area is poorly lit and a driver unfamiliar with the street might not realize there was a protection island there. Better signage or more traffic lights might help.

Fred

By: Jim

Jim — Sat, 26 Dec 2009 05:20:43 +0000

This is further evidence of how futile these protection islands are, if anything they provide a false sense of security and thus endanger pedestrians.

Any idea of the Police were called so the offending driver will pay for the replacement?

By: Vivienne Armentrout

Vivienne Armentrout — Fri, 25 Dec 2009 02:57:21 +0000

Huh!

By: Matt Hampel

Matt Hampel — Thu, 24 Dec 2009 22:07:51 +0000

Time for some embassy-protection blast walls.

By: Fred Posner

Fred Posner — Thu, 24 Dec 2009 18:59:12 +0000

Ugh, Speed bumps are never an answer.