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By the grace of God we were able to avoid an apparent distracted or impaired driver. See the attached image of the near collision.

This is the second time this has happened in a vehicle in which I was riding. This time my grandchildren were in the vehicle as well. No one was killed or injured. The only damage done was a small wet spot where I was sitting. When one are sitting in the front seat of a small sedan one has a near asphalt level view of traffic.

The other driver, large SUV, apparently was unaware that the Milbrook is not a five lane road with three lanes going in his/her direction.

As a Professional Engineer (retired) licensed in NC specializing in the field of safety, reliability, and threat abatement it is incumbent on me to to discharge my duty to traveling public to lodge this formal observation.

RECOMMENDATION:
1> City of Raleigh: An appropriate set of video cameras should be array along Milbrook and Hedgemoor to capture normal traffic behavior and the frequency of similar events.
2> The driving public should be encourage to avoid the Milbrook -Hedgemoor turn lane.
3> The driving public should be encourage to mount dashboard camera sufficient to record traffic behavior and collision events.