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Bushes at the Northwest corner of Nicoll and Mitchell make it impossible to see traffic coming traveling Southeast on Mitchell when attempting to make a turn from Nicholl. I have witnessed accidents at this location.
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253-299 Nicoll St New Haven, CT 06511, USA
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4 Comments
Samantha Angelini (Guest)
Yes this is a real problem - I am actually one of those involved in an accident here... I was thankful my 3-year old child wasn't with me at the time - I was on my way to pick her up from school when I was hit. Not to mention that drivers FLY down Mitchell Drive with no regard for the fact that this is a school zone and speed should be 25mph.
Mark
Visibility should be improved, but won't solve the problem entirely. Crashes will still occur on a regular basis if speeds remain as high as they currently are. Even if visibility is reduced, driver judgement will still place individuals at high risk.
A curb extension (bump out) at the corner would improve the crosswalk, by making pedestrians visible, especially children. It would also significantly reduce travel speeds.
If the city can not afford a permanent curb extension, like the ones it installed on Nash Street, Temple Street, and planning to install at Livingston and Edwards, it should use temporary curb extensions.
Many other cities use these, and they can last for 5-10 years until funding is found to install a permanent infrastructure. Photo is attached here.
Extensions could be placed at each of the intersections along Mitchell, significantly making it a nicer street to live, work and go to school on, without carrying the financial burden that more aggressive traffic calming measures, like raised intersections or roundabouts, might require. It would be in the city's best interest to install these as soon as possible, before a fatal crash creates a demand for more expensive solutions.
Samantha Angelini (Guest)
I agree with Mark - a speed bump is def. in order on that street. Again - I was VERY lucky my daughter wasn't with me when I was hit. The other driver had significant damage to her car - I believe it was due to the fact that she was going way above the speed limit. Had she been going slower we probably could have avoided each other. I don't DARE drive on Mitchell with my child in the car...
Mark
Another example of a curb extension.
This one allows runoff to pass through, which theoretically could avoid the type of infrastructure changes (like those on Nash Street at Lawrence) that sometimes make permanent traffic calming more expensive.