i have this happen to me frequently on edgewood. I've also had people try to pass me on the left when I'm taking a left into my driveway!

Many people have also tried to pass me on the left...as I turn left into my driveway (after having my turn signal on!). Typically they become extremely angry and one has gotten out of his car to yell at me.

I'm tired of this happening, too. And no, I am not a bad driver or going under the speed limit.
Passing on the RIGHT is another huge problem.

When the city budget allows for it, I'm all for installing traffic cameras for speeding and red lights at every possible intersection. Only offenders of the law should be opposed to this.

Hi - as this incident can not be fixed should we close it and open one that calls for speed guns here or is that the fix on this issue?

Thanks

Sounds like the car that almost hit me as a pedestrian. Driver was female and blonde. Wonder if same car?

You should NEVER pull over if you are having problems with someone behind you. EVER! It puts your safety at risk. If you pull over you are entrapping yourself and increasing a risk of road rage.

The trick is to slow down and turn down a different road. Yes you are going out of your way but you will be safer. If the car follows you, head right to a police station or fire station.

Passed today headed east on Edgewood by a Black Chevy SUV, Tahoe or Suburban, CT license plate 190WCT, over the double yellow line.

I'm so sick of this. No other place I've been (outside the third world) has this ego-centric disregard for traffic laws like New Haven.

I hear ya V. Heres my recent story!

Driving down Whalley towards downtown from CVS/DatonStreet/Hess in Westville. Car behind me was a beige little car, driver was dark skin - gold decked out, manicured, hair done, skinny chick. Thankfully no kids in the car. Miss Impatient decides she wants to ignore the coned area along Whalley where there is construction goin on - drives in the empty lane that is coned off to bypass a line of traffic. Got to CVS and it was blocked off - so she had to get back over and a female cop had to approach her to help her back in line (cop was obvoiusly dumbfoudned). Did this stop her? Of course not.

So we continue down the road and come up on the little village on Whalley in Westville - the whole time shes riding my arse. I end up getting the light right at Delany's and stop - so does she. What does she do? Remember, this is a double lined area. She goes AROUND ME, runs the red light to go where? DUNKIN DONUTS!!!! There were people starting to cross the street too! All of that mess to go buy some coffee and donuts - are you serious!?!??!

We need cameras installed in CT. I dont normally agree with that but here in CT, DEFINITELY!

I got passed again on Edgewood today. If I go less than 35 it seems that this is normal behavior here.

New Haven has taught me the left on red, right on red from the left lane (with a no turn on red sign), and to look both ways before crossing Ella T Grasso (in my car!).

i have been wondering if there is an appropriate venue for citizens to discuss their issues with enforcement directly with the NHPD.

does anyone know about this?

These types of issues tend to get brought up at neighborhood community management team meetings a lot (http://www.cityofnewhaven.com/Police/index.asp click on "policing districts" on the left, then find your neighborhood), though with varying results. In Westville/West Hills our collective griping has resulted in a significant increase in traffic enforcement, however they still can't be all places at all times. We have the 2nd largest district in the city (by area) but we only have, at best, 5 cars on patrol at any given time. Stronger lobbying for cameras would be helpful (call your state legislator and senator and make sure s/he knows it's a priority for you).

The best solution? Cops doing their job when they actually SEE it happening! THIS isnt even being done! I see things happening right in front of cops and they do NOTHING!!!!

Sunday morning I was passed on Edgewood by a dark green pontiac grand prix, CT place 102WUL. This is crazy.

The illegal passing is still a major problem in this area. Speeding is also an issue.

Many private citizen requests have gone into the NHPD for more detailed enforcement data (e.g., giving types and times, not just absolute numbers which can include things like DUI stops) but I haven't heard of any successful requests yet.

Would the management team be willing to draft up a formal request?

The other day when it was snowing a heavyset dark-skin chick in a beige SUV was weaving in and out of traffic up Whalley from Fountain to the old Shaws - including driving up a left hand turn lane to bypass everyone else, speeding nonetheless. SMH - People only think of themselves.

Ok and I'm sure all of you have done the same things throughoutbyour life because you weren't doing it at the second doesn't give you a right to judge if you all had more productive busy days and less tiome on your hand you wouldn't be up here stating accusations that can't be proven good day drivers....drive safe

Ditto, this happens all the time here, and the couple times I gunned it, so they couldn't passed, they would veer towards me to run me off the road! This happens a lot on Chapel in Fair Haven, Front St in Fair Haven, and Quinnipiac Ave in the Heights. I swear, I never see anyone getting tickets for speeding, aggressive driving/tailgating and red-light running here, not to mention texting and talking on cellphones while driving. It really makes me hate it here, feeling like I'm going into battle every time I leave the house. I don't know why I still live here, frankly. I used to complain here and to the NHPD and directly to the city dept of Traffic Transit & Parking, but I gave up. They don't seem to care at all about enforcement here, and it causes the scofflaws and criminals to feel like they own the city and can run wild! It sounds like I am not alone, and perhaps a mgmt team and aldermen could get involved. Perhaps we all need to flood the PD chief and mayor and traffic czar about this, too? One thing I was told back when I was raising this issue was that part of the problem might be that ticket revenue goes to Hartford, and that the city only gets a small portion, so they don;t bother. It's not worth it, financially, they think. So, perhaps the State Senator needs to get involved to get this revenue to stay in NH? Maybe that could help the NHPD to be more proactive about enforcement?

I posted this originally. I have never gone over the double yellow lines to pass someone. I like to drive safe, and be around safe drivers, so our whole family moved out of New Haven. You can have you "productive busy days" and we will enjoy a better, safer environment.

So glad to see this today, because I had stopped writing down lic plate #'s. At 337pm today, Mon 4/22/13, on Chapel St. in Fair Haven near the Mill River, near the junkyard and Water St., a dark blue minivan blew a stop sign as it made a rt turn and then passed a car that must have been going 30-35 mph anyway in a 25mph zone. CT plate # 928 ZBA. What a jerk. Does anybody know whatever became of that hotline and email address the city had set up for reporting this type of thing? I had stopped using it, because it seemed like a waste of my time.

To woman with a life :
Wow, you couldn't possibly be busier than me. Really. I just care about where I live and the safety of myself and those around me, and would NEVER pass someone like that or run a red light or drive aggressively. It sounds like you are trying to make yourself feel better about your own bad behavior. You are the one wasting time.

Maybe the most effective way to use SCF for this problem is to document the individual locations where we see frequent problems. That way the police can use that data to choose where to place the ticket issuers. Yale uses SCF data like this downtown.

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