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Amazing how its compounded by the idiots with a cell phone attached to their face... no signal... just turn and block the south bound lanes. This happens daily. I would rather an officer from DMV sit there for a couple of days, they would take their license on the spot. Reckless Driving, Driving while on cell phone, Unsafe left-hand turn. Any officer who laughs at this is irresponsible and in the wrong line of work. Ever see a "t-bone" accident.

Isn't there a right hand lane that ends after the DDentrance?

Sorry.... Wanted to say there is a right lane to go around the people that have the right to turn into DD cell phones or not. Learn the traffic pattern and your blood pressure will get lower. By the way it may be YOU for not paying attention because you are on YOUR cell phone.

Rick, please read my original post, it states people who cross over the intersection to take a LEFT into Dunkin Donuts. You must be typing while on YOUR cell phone. My request is a legitimate complaint that will lead to T-Bone type of incident or more. Read before you post or insult people who are NOT the target of this problem. Get the facts.

Okay, everybody, relax. This is one of those situations where all drivers need to be careful. Every driver has the right to make the movements described in this thread. Yes, it is wrong to make the left against traffic if you don't have full clearance for your car to enter the driveway, but not illegal. Most drivers are probably afraid those cars traveling south will make the turn before them, thereby getting ahead in line. Regardless, oncoming cars are obligated to stop if a car turns in front of you or "blocks the box".

The real problem here is the design of the parking lot and driveways. It is too big a use on too small a lot, therefore, in order to meet zoning regulations the drive-up stacking lanes and parking lot driveway were allowed to share the same space. It is a disaster and leads to cars snaking out into Pershing Drive and parked cars backing into the drive-up lane.

Common sense folks! Don't worry about who is right and who is wrong. It is an existing condition that we all have to live with. Look out for other drivers and follow the rules of the road yourself. The town is not going to post a cop there. Unfortunately, there is no solution short of enlarging the DD site.

The MAIN problem is they are crossing the line and STOPPING in the middle of the street and BLOCKING both right and center lanes in the right of way. As far as I am concerned the town needs to do something. Why are the opposing cars allowed to block the entire road?? That is wrong, just as wrong as cell phones when driving, it is not an emergency vehicle that is doing this - it is an inconsiderate driver desparate to get their coffee or such. That answer is not a fix, it needs to be addressed by the town, and Dunkin Donuts. Is Ansonia putting the drivers at risk for their financial gain for business?

I understand. And I can clearly see you are annoyed by the behavior of other drivers and raging for a solution. But to expect that a policeman can be positioned when there are virtually no grounds for a violation (Improper use of lane? No.) I would suggest you direct your fire to the business that is creating the hazard and making the profit. But if you really believe the police have a responsibility here you should reach out directly to them. Posting on a website that is not connected to the city is not the most effective means to resolve this.
You may also want to reach out to the Department of Transportation as it is a state highway, not a local road.
There are idiots behind the wheel everywhere. The taxpayers can't pay to put a policeman everywhere where there is a rush hour annoyance.

That happened to me a few wks. ago I was making a right into the lot and this women went to make a left in coming from derby and she couldn't do it so she kept beeping at me and I eventually got out of the car and very nicely said to her there is no where for me to go and you should of waited for traffic to clear cause if someone hits your car and you hit my new car you are at fault and she had such a attitude. People were laughing at her. And I was very nice in fact when I parked and got in I let her get in line in front of me. Everybody needs to slow down!

skip D.D. altogether and make your own coffee or tea at home..Its easy enough to do and will save u time and $$.

Ansonia does not have enough police officers to monitor an area of roadway known to be a safety hazard? One of my first impressions of Derby, Ansonia and Seymour upon locating in Derby was that all three towns seem to employ enough Police Officers in total to assign one to each mile of the town. I've never seen anything like it. They drive around and around all over. This isn't the dark side of Brooklyn. Not saying these men and woman are not very good at law enforcement, we just seem to be a bit overstocked for the amount of crime (or lack thereof) there is in the area.

If anyone is familiar with East Main Street in Meriden, years ago, that street was two lanes and when one wanted to turn, they held up traffic resulted in traffic jams. They releaved the problem by adding a center lane which can be used by cars traveling in either lane for turning ONLY. This kept the two main lanes open for true traffic. It is also illegal to BLOCK any lane of traffic when entering a private business.

A dedicated, unsignalized left turn against traffic won't help here. The capacity problem is in the parking lot, not the roadway. Turning cars are not blocking traffic behind them, they start to cross the on-coming lane and then can't get into the overloaded parking lot. I refer you to my prior comment regarding this issue:
(09-09-2013) "The real problem here is the design of the parking lot and driveways. It is too big a use on too small a lot, therefore, in order to meet zoning regulations the drive-up stacking lanes and parking lot driveway were allowed to share the same space. It is a disaster and leads to cars snaking out into Pershing Drive and parked cars backing into the drive-up lane."

Thanks for fixing this issue!