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It is impossible to cross Valley Street to go to Memorial Park. No one stops at the cross walk and when people do other cars just go around them. We really need a light there that would only be activated when someone want to cross the street
Corner of 5th and Valley St,South Orange,NJ 07079
submitted by Elissa
about 1 year ago
14 Comments
wrote on 06/04/2009 at 08:42PM
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wrote on 06/10/2009 at 01:24PM
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Sarah Hayden wrote on 07/22/2009 at 08:28PM
I agree with Elissa - this town is unfortunate enough to have the most self centered and awful drivers driving through it. I live a block away and have literally stood on the corner of 4th trying to cross valley for upwards of 5 straight minutes in the pouring rain with a screaming injured child and no one would let me cross. The lights at 3rd and by the HS are timed so there's ALWAYS traffic coming one way or the other and those lights are so far apart, drivers get up to a good coasting speed in between which probably lessens their 1% likelihood of stopping for a pedestrian, as the law requires. A light at the corner of 5th would surely help. We have trouble getting to the park across Valley on a weekly basis too b/c of the traffic
Ben wrote on 08/05/2009 at 09:37AM
In New Haven we added the yield to pedestrian signs at every unsignalized cross walk in the city. The difference is noticeable. Here's an example http://seeclickfix.com/issues/750
wrote on 08/17/2009 at 10:02AM
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wrote on 08/18/2009 at 08:12AM
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Danielle wrote on 08/21/2009 at 10:11AM
This intersection is both dangerous and inconvenient. I've also stood at this intersection for ridiculous amounts of time waiting to cross. In one particularly rare incident when the crosswalk actually said walk and no cars were turning- you think it'd be ok to cross the street- I ended up getting hit by a car that sped up to make a turn. Ridiculous.
wrote on 09/08/2009 at 10:52AM
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wrote on 11/16/2009 at 09:07PM
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Human wrote on 11/16/2009 at 11:39PM
I agree with all the comments above. Either add a pedestrian activated signal calling for cars to stop or move the park to a location that's easier to get to!
wrote on 11/16/2009 at 11:39PM
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wrote on 02/08/2010 at 08:47PM
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Mark wrote on 03/01/2010 at 09:06PM
Any progress on this? Who should be called?
Paul wrote on 03/02/2010 at 01:27AM
I sent a message to the village via their website, with no response. I suggested they get the standing yellow pedestrian crossing signs, and sent some data regarding the success rate of those particular signs. If others are interested, I would follow up with the village in another manner, en masse.