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Here we go AGAIN! The intersections of Chaney Thompson - Mt. Gap and Chaney Thompson - Wynsom are back to being very dangerous during school drop off and pick up times. I witnessed 2 near misses on Chaney Thompson and 3-4 on Wynsom this morning alone. All of these were from drivers not following traffic laws: making U-turns at street entrances, not yielding to oncoming traffic, not having proper following distances (sometimes barely any distance at all), etc. We have asked repeatedly for increased traffic enforcement at these intersections. It has been periodically provided and individuals continue the dangerous behaviors in front of officers with no penalty. At what point is the safety of those around the school important? I've been nearly hit several times by people using my driveway as a turnaround at unsafe speeds. When will the safety of children walking home become a priority? Please help make our neighborhood safe again.
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This morning when leaving for work around 7:40 AM, my husband was greeted by 3 vehicles from Mt. Gap school traffic blocking the entire entrance and exit to our street. The three vehicles were making U-turns at the entrance to Wynsom Drive SE and blocked all incoming and outgoing traffic. A fourth vehicle blocked traffic from Mt. Gap onto Chaney Thompson because that driver was planning on the same maneuver.
The careless behavior of these drivers continues to endanger other drivers s well as pedestrians who might be on the nearby sidewalk when one of them causes an accident.
I will either re-open and continue adding to this incident or open a new one every time I see things like this happen. Our neighborhood has repeatedly asked for help regarding this and has received minimal assistance from law enforcement, even though many laws are being broken. We have received minimal assustance from Mt. Gap school in helping resolve the issue as well.
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