Varying Speed Limits Contribute to Town Crashes, Driver Says

, there are other dicey intersections in town as well, according to Jefferson Township police statistics.

The chart below shows other places in town that have been the site of multiple accidents between Jan. 1 and Aug. 14 of this year.

So far, a few residents have offered their opinions on dangerous intersections in the township. While not exactly an intersection, reader had this to say about conflicting speed limits on Espanong/Weldon Roads:

“Regarding other unsafe spots, I think vague and conflicting speed limits is generally not good. For instance by Chaplin’s, which someone else mentioned, if you are coming from Edison or Espanong Road, you see a 25 mph sign for the bridge. But if you are coming from Brady Rd, there's a huge 35 mph sign soon before you take the left, and you don’t see the 25 mph sign, causing an unsafe situation, as well as ticketed for going 35 mph on the bridge.

Similarly, on Espanong Rd. the bridge over Rt. 15 toward Weldon, there are people coming from Rt. 181, Yacht Club Drive, or Espanong Rd., all 3 different speed limits. Meanwhile, statutory limit is 50 mph since no businesses/residences on the bridge. Having 4 possible speed limits on one stretch is unsafe, and being ticketed for going the statutory speed is not fun, and is expensive. Ambiguous speed limits especially prey upon our younger drivers going towards the schools there (although teachers are also snagged). Both these signages should be fixed.”

Reader also commented on an Oak Ridge intersection:

“You may also add this hazardous intersection to your list, Cayuga Trail and Berkshire Valley in Lake Swannanoa. Making a left turn north onto BV is hampered by a blind corner and brush overgrowth for both the driver coming out of Cayuga as well as the driver on BV going south.”

Now it’s your turn. What do you think are the biggest traffic issues in town? They can be dangerous intersections, conflicting speed limits, blind spots on a road or anything else that you see as a problem. Share your in the comments below.