Description
I have lived one house from the corner of Pine St & Islip Ave for over 30 years and there is a minimum of at least 10 accidents per year at this corner. Here are the problems why:
1) The house on the corner has a stockade fence on their side yard that blocks an eastbound car's line-of-sight coming out of Pine St - so much so that the car has to actually inch up into the oncoming Southbound traffic on Islip Ave in order to see if there's traffic coming.
2) There should be a 4-way stop light at this intersection because the cars coming over the bridge are cruising at an excessive speed, thus contributing to the accidents at this corner.
I have lived here long enough to see my share of accidents (some deadly) here at this intersection.
4 Comments
Town of Islip DPW (Registered User)
The Traffic Safety Division has dispatched an inspector to review the potential sight obstruction at this location and we will follow up as deemed necessary.
Please be advised that the stop sign request must be forwarded to New York State for their review as this roadway(Islip Avenue-NYS Route 111) is under their jurisdiction.
If you have any further questions or concerns please do not hesitate to contact the Traffic Safety Division directly at (631) 224-5535
Town of Islip DPW (Registered User)
A traffic safety inspection determined, the fence at this location is not located within the sight triangle meaning this residents fence is not in violation. If the you would like a traffic device (stop sign) installed at this location the request would have to be forwarded to the NYS Traffic Safety at 904-3050.
If you have any further questions or concerns please feel free to contact the Town of Islip Traffic Safety Division at (631) 224-5535.
Sara (Guest)
Closed dbowling-toi (Registered User)