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Tuesday, August 26, 2008
I Am REALLY….
...getting TIRED of auto accidents ending up in my front yard.
For the self-serving purpose of having a minor convenience during funeral services, or so it seems, Ascension Episcopal Church has arranged for 18th Street to be one-way going West.
In a suburban setting such as ours, this is a grave mistake and we almost had another grave in Pueblo just a few minutes ago.
The problem is that people don’t expect a one-way street in a suburban setting such as ours.
So here I am typing at my work and I hear the squeal of tires and a loud CRUMP! and loss things skittering down the street.
I don’t need to look outside. All I need to do is reach for the phone and punch up 911 and tell them there’s a traffic accident at 18th and Greenwood. Send emergency services vehicles immediately. And I mean NOW! DAMMIT NOW!
This is the second time this scenario has been played out…..
Someone going the wrong way East on 18th Street from Elizabeth; thinking it’s your standard suburban two-way street. And, there being no Stop sign at the intersection with Greenwood; after all it IS the wrong way, they drive into the traffic on Greenwood.
No serious injuries THIS time, but it’s only a matter of time before we have that or much, much worse.
The previous incident, two years ago, involved an SUV full of children that wound up in my yard upside down.
As I said, it’s convenient for the church to manage funerals. But do they REALLY need to be drumming up additional business of that sort? It’s time for the City Traffic Managers to make 18th Street a two-way.
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A number of years ago I was hit by a man driving the wrong way on 18th at Grand.
Perhaps the simplest thing would be for the city to put a stop sign on both ends of the blocks that are one-way. However, this would probably be too easy and
too uncomplicated for the City to do. In reality, all the cross streets in this area are too narrow for two-way traffic with parking on both sides of the street
and it might be beneficial if all the cross streets from Court to West were one-way. I know that this would inconvience people and raise a howl of protest, but
it would be safer. Just leave the stop signs on both ends.Chuck Booms
.(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) on 08/30 at 07:24 PM -
Talk about the possible solutions. And end up with a decision that would best benefit the people and roads can be a lot safer.
-M from Mexico
Cuatro Cienegas Coahuila on 10/08 at 01:15 AM