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Every day when taking my child to school, you see a vehicle entering the school grounds the wrong way. parents at the school have been told about the entrance to the parking lot being on the chapel street side, and also residence who share the lot with the school know this too. recently there have been incidents where accidents almost happened and the person committing the illegal act is the one gettiing mad at someone doing the right thing. the lot is patrolled by new haven parking authority for people who don't have parking tags but as a parent, i feel something else should be done about this problem too seeing one day a child coming or going to school may get hit cause a driver wantss to take the quick way in. there are big wrong way signs posted for a reason.
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Cordalie (Guest)
Claire Potter (Guest)
Driving the wrong way is an endemic problem here and elsewhere in the neighborhood, as is speeding through the neighborhood to get to 91 and 95 (which, I'm guessing, involves cutting through the school parking lot the wrong way.) Another problem, I'm afraid, is school buses charging down the *middle* of Jefferson towards St. John, where they swing slightly left and then take a right onto Chestnut. If parents could speak to the principle and ask them to speak to the bus drivers that would be great.
About a week of police cruisers or state troopers ticketing cars and bus drivers would be even better for the school and the neighborhood.
ayup (Guest)
Anonymous (Guest)
Very curious (Guest)
Who can give someone permission to park in a Fire Zone? In fact there is plenty of parking on the long side of the lot, just on the left when one first comes in and after the "driveway" straight ahead on the right..
It seems that driving with a child might inspire one to be a "good example" and encourage one to go the extra "mile" to park appropriately and away from a Fire Zone.
Closed City of New Haven (Registered User)