Does Wrentham Have Enough Red Lights?

If you’re frustrated with the red light situation in Wrentham, you are in good company.

While stop lights are one of the necessary evils of commuting, they don’t guarantee safety for pedestrians or cooperation from drivers.

According to the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, red-light running is the number one cause of urban crashes. Furthermore in 2013, approximately 127,000 people were injured in red-light related accidents

In August 2015, the National Coalition for Safer Roads released an interactive safety map that would allow users to see the number of red-light running deaths in their area as part of the group’s ‘Stop on Red’ initiative.

At Patch, we appreciate that our readers and motorists know the stop lights in Wrentham best. We asked you on Facebook how you felt about the red lights in our area. Could Wrentham use more red lights? Are there too many? What intersections need a stop light, or should get rid of one?

Here’s what readers said on social media:

• "As long as they are in equal numbers to green lights, I'm good with them."

• "Just enough."

• "I think we are ok where we are."

• "The end of Creek to South (1A) could use one."

• "They need one on Route 1 at Madison."

Is there red light in Wrentham you can’t stand? Is there an intersection that could desperately use a red light? Let us know on Facebook.