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I have lived on South Boylan Avenue since 2002. Two of my cars have been hit while parked on my street. Three cars parked on the street were smashed last night. This brings the total of parked cars hit on the street since 2002 that I know about to more than 15. Something has to be done to slow these drivers down.
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Bob on Boylan (Guest)
Reopened John (Registered User)
Reopened Linda Brannan Burton (Guest)
A Matson (Guest)
I agree. My car was side-swiped on S Boylan in the 600 block last year and someone hit a telephone pole on the corner earlier this year. There's also a steady stream of speeding motorcyclists going by at a volume loud enough to make me feel like I live on an airport runway.
Can we please get some speed humps here? I understand that Boylan has become a major Hillsborough-Western cut-through and connection to S Saunders, but it's also a residential neighborhood. Drivers need to be reminded of that.
John (Registered User)
Reopened Linda Brannan Burton (Guest)
Reopened Linda Brannan Burton (Guest)
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LDR (Guest)
As a parent who frequently walks with young children across Boylan (and who wants them one day to be able to cross safely alone), I would like the lights and walk signs to remain.
People tend to roll right through four-way stops.
Please, simply enforce the speed limit better.
Reopened BH resident (Guest)
John (Registered User)
Reopened Linda Brannan Burton (Guest)
Reopened Linda Brannan Burton (Guest)
John<
I am also for making streets safer as I park directly across the street from my house and have to cross my street every day to get to my car. We don't have stop lights on our street and people use it to avoid the lights on South Boylan. 4-way stop signs are less threatening to those who just want to fly through as, if I'm not mistaken, they hold less penalty than stop lights if a person runs them. Most people DO have a tendency to stop for red lights more so than stop signs. It's just a fact. I will NOT vote for 4-way stop signs. I just won't do it. And 2 other posts other than mine also disagree with you. Stop lights help people cross streets moreso than signs. Good luck, though.
abbsouth (Guest)
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Chris Johnson (Guest)
Joseph Huberman (Guest)
I live near the corner of Dorothea and S. Boylan. I suggest traffic circles at the streets currently with lights or proposed lights or 4-way stops.
With proper street markings the circles can be the relatively inexpensive rubber post type that trucks can go over to make turns. They are used widely in Europe but haven't been tried in Raleigh yet.
Traffic circles have a much better calming effect than either lights or stop signs and thus are more likely to create a safer environment.
The significant problem with 4-way stops is that everyone accelerates out of them creating noticeable pollution. Worse yet, speeders accelerate quickly and make lots of noise. None of these "solutions" will have any impact on drunks.
This issue comes up every year or so. We got on the list many years ago, so maybe we have moved up near the front. If funding is the main problem then possibly the Boylan Heights Association could contribute.
Chris Weedy (Guest)
Frank Haynes (Guest)
Reopened Linda Brannan Burton (Guest)
A Matson (Guest)
I second the comment that I have never seen a speeding ticket issued on Boylan. I think speed humps would be an ideal solution here, although I am not sure of he cost.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Speed_hump
I remember a lot of neighborhoods in the DC area having these when I lived there to discourage people from using them as a cut-through. They go beyond just slowing people down to the point that people will avoid the route all together due to the annoyance.
John (Registered User)
Reopened Dan (Guest)
About a year and 1/2 ago we also had a four car pile up in front of our house in the 700 block. Again a drunk driver that took out a parked bus, motorcycle, and three cars. We had a motorcycle coming up from Western at about 55 mph just miss hitting a car last month - he laid down his bike but only after skidding for about 120 feet.
The turn from Western is designed to be taken at 35 to 45 mph. It really needs to be tightened up so you can't take it that fast. Rather than putting up 4 way stops or traffic circles. We should just ask the city to untime the lights - so you can't make it through all of them without stopping. Also I read a study once that said just removing the yellow lines slows cars down by 5 to 8 mph. These may be cheap and easy fixes that can be done ASAP.
We should ask the police to bring a five year history of accidents on South Boylan to our next neighborhood meeting. Cars hve been driving too fast for a long time.
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Κλειστό City of Raleigh 3 (Verified Official)
City of Raleigh 3 (Verified Official)
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If any of the community along Boylan Avenue would like to further explore the removal of these traffic signals, City staff can further assist with studies and can attend neighborhood meetings to provide policies and facts. City staff and Council usually like to see a consensus from the neighborhood before considering removing of an existing signal due to the contentious nature. If you have any additional questions or concerns please do not hesitate to contact Jed Niffenegger at 996-4039 or via email at jed.niffenegger@raleighnc.gov.
Frank Haynes (Guest)
John (Registered User)
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Lea R (Guest)
Frank Haynes makes an excellent point. There exists an immediate solution to the problem: enforcing posted speed limits and signal lights. Let's encourage the police to patrol/lie in wait/set up speed displays/whatever it takes to give the neighborhood a really bad reputation as a cut-through.
I've also seen neighborhoods like Cameron Park and Oakwood pitch in on signs to remind drivers they're in a residential neighborhood with tons of kids and pets. I've been tempted to post signs myself at alleyway entrances/exits now that I have two little bike-riders.
- Lea
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