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In Whitneyville heading North and south the speed limit is always exceeded plus there is a lot of swerving and passing of cars going way over the speed limit! The entire length of the road ought to be a no passing zone!
In Whitneyville heading North and south the speed limit is always exceeded plus there is a lot of swerving and passing of cars going way over the speed limit! The entire length of the road ought to be a no passing zone!
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street (Guest)
Mira Lutgendorf Debs (Zarejestrowany użytkownik)
street (Guest)
I have been involved with a traffic calming group in Hamden for over two years, and we have made little progress. It is a well-known fact that speed limit signs have little - if any - effect on speed control. Since effective police enforcement of existing traffic regulations seems unlikely in the near future, the only answer is the installation of physical traffic control measures such as speed humps, chicanes, bump-outs and rotaries - see the resources available on the traffic calming page at www.hamden.com.
Despite the best of intentions, no recent administration, regardless of the personalities involved or party affiliation, had made much progress in the area of traffic control. Until issues such as speeding through residential neighborhoods and running red lights are addressed adequately, traffic control in our town will remain a travesty.
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zakstone333 (Zarejestrowany użytkownik)
I am sorry to hear that nothing has been done about this issue. I would recommend taking advantage of SeeClickFix's voting features. If more people see this page and click to vote in support of this issue, the City of Hamden will know just how many people care about this issue and will pay more attention to it.
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Good luck and hopefully a city official will respond soon!
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street (Guest)
I respectfully disagree that traffic on Whitney Avenue should be sped up. It goes plenty fast enough now, especially in light of the fact that many drivers weave from lane to lane while talking on a cell phone, with one hand on the steering wheel and their minds on anything but the road. The road is supposed to serve not only those who are in a hurry, but also those who tend to drive more carefully, cyclists, and pedestrians (many of whom are senior citizens) who need to cross the street safely. There are several businesses, a church, and a school along this section of Whitney Ave, and their needs are just as important as those of the selfish, inconsiderate, and unsafe drivers who tend to care only about themselves. Maybe those who are in such a hurry should consider using the interstate instead.
The town certainly hasn't done much to improve the safety of the streets in the Whitneyville neighborhood, despite the efforts of concerned residents who actually live here. It is a known fact that cars parked along the road are effective at slowing traffic, and so I hope that the elimination of on-street parking does not become a reality in our neighborhood.
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1. There a very few speed limit signs between skiff and lake Whitney!
2. Typical speed is well over 40 mph.
3. Many drivers exceed that and swerve from one lane to another when then encounter slower drivers
4 turning onto Whitney can be a death defying act
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Zamknięte A Hamden Resident (Guest)
I'm not surprised that little progress has been made with traffic calming measures here in Hamden. These measures actually impede the flow of traffic and are quite annoying....perhaps they have a place on extremely low-use roads, but they certainly have no place on a major thoroughfare like WHitney Avenue!
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