Description
At the intersection of Prindle Avenue and Ford Street, there are stop signs on Ford and on northbound Prindle. There is no stop sign on southbound Prindle, and drivers coming northbound or from Ford apparently assume there is and frequently cut in front of southbound cars. Either a stop sign is needed on southbound Prindle, or warning signs are needed at the existing stop signs telling drivers that the oncoming traffic does not stop.
7 Comments
Art (Guest)
koalabelle (Guest)
I suspect that the northbound stop sign and the lack of a southbound one have something to do with the traffic pattern around Emmett O'Brien high school; that's why I also suggested warning signs. When I learned to drive, I was taught not to assume that other directions should stop unless I could see an octagonal shaped sign on their side. Maybe that's not taught any more?
Frank (Guest)
fgs (Guest)
koalabelle (Guest)
Starting from the bottom of Hill St., which turns into Prindle Ave. at the top of the hill, there are NO stop signs until the intersection with Pulaski Highway. Some drivers use this stretch as a raceway, traveling well in excess of the 25 mph speed limit--much faster even than 40 or 50 mph. That is another issue, but I bring it up here because your comment would lead others to believe that Prindle is weighed down with stop signs at every corner when that is not the case. Someone did see fit to put a stop sign on northbound Prindle at the intersection with Ford, and it still seems to me that a stop sign in the southbound direction would address some of the problems at that intersection.
fgs (Guest)
Closed john (Registered User)