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color=#0000ff size=2>I agree that safety is a huge issue on our streets.
EW Hwy is horrible and the sign is a good idea. Is there anyway to improve
traffic flow so that drivers aren't sitting there through 3 -4 changes of the
light? If we move them through and out - they won't be sitting targets
anymore.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=921460718-09072007><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2>We also need to be looking at pedestrian crossing. We
who walk take our lives in our hands crossing most of the streets in RP.
The new sidewalks across from the MARC is a prime example. We have nice
cut downs for pedestrians to cross, but no signage, no stripes, no speed bump,
no slow/ped x-ing/bicycle sign - nothing. The cars that use Lafayette as a
cut through fly down this road with total disregard to it being a residential
area and swing around that low-sight corner at very high
speeds.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=921460718-09072007><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2>Sue</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<FONT face=Tahoma size=2><B>From:</B> mariannethrift@comcast.net
[mailto:mariannethrift@comcast.net] <BR><B>Sent:</B> Monday, July 09, 2007 12:05
PM<BR><B>To:</B> medicinewoman56@comcast.net; 'David Lingua'; 'Bruce
Embrey'<BR><B>Cc:</B> Susan Lewis;
towntalk@riverdale-park.org<BR><B>Subject:</B> Re: [RP TownTalk] Guardrails on
410 - accidents<BR></FONT><BR></DIV>
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<DIV>OK, I'm going to get on my soapbox! Let's look at another issue
regarding 410.</DIV>
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<DIV>All those saturday and sunday, everyday in a hurry people who drive 45-60
miles an hour going WEST on E-W highway through Riverdale have once again caused
another, this time <STRONG>6, car</STRONG> accident sending one motorist to the
hospital, and lots and lots of people (representatives of 3 different fire and
police stations) and nearly 2 hours of chaos. Trickle down effect, imagine
that?</DIV>
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<DIV>So I'm going to kick in my 2 cents in and PLEAD for a sign that hangs over
the railroad portion of the bridge (On EW Hwy) to alert traffic flying up the
hill over the bridge to: " <FONT style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cc0000">RED LIGHT
AHEAD</FONT>" or "<FONT style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cc0000">STOPPED CARS
AHEAD</FONT>". </DIV>
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<DIV>What is it going to take? Someone will (and probably has) been KILLED
on that stretch of EW. </DIV>
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<DIV>I'd like the powers that be to talk to STATE HWY and see what can be done.
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<DIV>Now that to me seems like a discussion to have.</DIV></BODY></HTML>