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Park Avenue has too many dips and curves for large commercial vehicles (e.g. tractor trailers, cement mixers, etc.) to travel safely. These vehicles should be traveling on Main St. and Egypt Road. Smaller commercial vehicles such as box trucks used by UPS, FedEx, etc. should be permitted.
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Anonymous (客人)
You seem quite passionate about commercial vehicles. I realize that these vehicles are an important cog our economy, from the local to the national level. Yes, they do pay more for registration and inspection fees, but compared to an individual car, commercial vehicles are on the road longer and put a greater wear on the roads. Granted, there are more private passenger vehicles, but the owners pay their share of fees and tolls as well.
I can honestly say that I do not know when the last accident involving a large commercial vehicle was on Park Avenue. I can only relate when I was in an accident with one. On 11/5/09, a fully loaded cement mixer rear-ended my car. The truck driver was distracted by the traffic coming down Eagleville Rd and looked up to see me stopped, waiting to make a left turn on Crawford. He applied his brakes but still hit me with an incredible force. The collision shattered my rear window and 'totaled' my car. To this day, I still have headaches from post concussive syndrome. Main St, Trooper Road & Egypt Road are much wider and can accommodate the larger vehicles. There are other streets in the area that have a "no thru trucks" sign posted. Would having one on Park Ave really cause that much an inconvenience to you?
As to the points that you make regarding people texting, talking, etc., I am in agreement that they are a problem to all drivers, both commercial and private passenger. I would gladly support a hands free bill that would make these distractions a primary offense (that is, they can be pulled over is spotted). Unfortunately, our state senators killed such a bill last year.
Anon (客人)
By restricting commercial vehicles all that happens is that they now are on another adjacent road and now that road will have the problem.
In any event--good luck to you and I hope you can be pain free ASAP.
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A bridge may work, but might be on the pricey side for the amount of traffic that Park Avenue gets.
If a traffic light was installed, a sign warning drivers of "Red Signal Ahead" could be placed at the same spot where an ineffective sign currently reads "Watch for stopped traffic". These signs are connected to the traffic light and the word "Red" is flashing in color when appropriate. I have seen these installed at other high incident intersections, giving the drivers notice that they need to slow down. The blinking of the light might be a better alternative to the sound of screeching tires and mangled metal.
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