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This intersection is dangerous. It has heavy car and pedestrian traffic and nobody has any idea what is going on. Cars move through crosswalks with pedestrians in them. This intersection needs dedicated walk signals immediately. I have seen far to many near accidents.
11 Comments
Brian Tang (Guest)
I agree that this intersection is dangerous. I had a huge truck almost turn into me as I was trying to cross here. Fortunately, it was broad daylight and he noticed me before it was too late. I'd hate to have to cross here at night.
Personally, I would prefer to see signs that say "STATE LAW: TURNING VEHICLES YIELD TO PEDESTRIANS IN CROSSWALK" combined with plainclothes police officers posing as pedestrians trying to cross the street and ticketing drivers who fail to yield. (If that's legally possible, of course).
Anonymous (Guest)
This intersection is a DEATH WAITING TO HAPPEN. It is surprising that it hasn't been fixed yet.
It's not just the lack of signage, the whole intersection is designed in a way that is friendly to truck traffic and deadly to everyone else.
This is ESPECIALLY a problem now, with the dozens of Yale University construction projects in this area having greatly accelerated the rate of truck traffic speeding through streets that are congested with pedestrians and cyclists. Speed bumps, walk signs, table intersections and barriers should be installed immediately, before someone is killed.
A special traffic enforcement detail is also needed, and should be active anywhere that construction vehicles are in operation. The City should enact a special ordinance that fines construction vehicles $5,000 if they violate traffic rules within 10 blocks of a construction site.
We can no longer continue to accept this risk to our lives.
The Chinese can build 300 miles of high-speed rail in a year, and we have to wait through years and years of delays just to see an improved crosswalk?
Resident (Guest)
Anonymous (Guest)
a (Guest)
Current construction around here is making it worse. Police directing traffic are ignoring pedestrians, directing cars and trucks to turn when pedestrians have already started crossing and have right of way.
It could be better for everyone to send vehicles along Whitney, Edwards, Hillside and Munson instead of through narrow Sachem and Mansfield/Winchester. This area is just too congested.
CT Livable Streets Campaign (Registered User)
I agree it's quite chaotic right now, but at least traffic is slow. People need to be extra careful while navigating the intersection given the level of unpredictability in the traffic pattern.
Hopefully the district manager will read this and remind police to be extra cautious when directing traffic while pedestrians or cyclists are present at the intersection.
Acknowledged Department of Transportation, Traffic and Parking (Registered User)
Anonymous (Guest)
This is still not fixed. Traffic turning off Sachem is not yielding to crossing pedestrians. Even the Yale Shuttle drivers don't yield to crossing pedestrians.
Driver education is needed, can we have a sting operation?
Brian (Registered User)
CT Livable Streets Campaign (Registered User)
Closed Department of Transportation, Traffic and Parking (Registered User)