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There is a Large Group Of Kids Playing Basketball in Street. On the corner of Grafton & Atwater street. They don't get out of the way of cars and cause the cars in the on coming traffic lane. It not bad that you have to watch out for 10 or more kids in the middle of the street, but you have kids driving dirt bike up and down the street and not stopping at the stop signs. You also have cars bruning the wheels and speeding. This needs to be fixed before some one get hit and killed.
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jay (Guest)
Jon Doe (Guest)
Steve Brown (Registered User)
Fair Haven Mom (Guest)
I support seeing kids out playing in our neighborhood, but they do need to be cognizant of and respectful of cars and vice versa. I remember a movie with some current famous funny guy--can't remember the actor or the movie--where they are playing street hockey, and when a car is coming, they move everything to the side, then, move it back and yell, "Game on!" This would be a great alternative...
Steve, not to be a nitpicker, but many of us Fair Haveners use Atwater, not just Atwater Street residents, so it is a safety issue if kids are not clearing the street for cars, and if cars are not paying attention or driving through too quickly.
detour01 (Registered User)
Mike (Guest)
Steve Brown (Registered User)
Fair Haven Mom,
I recommend using Clinton Ave or Ferry Street for through trips, not Atwater. It's not designed for through trips. For you as a driver, I don't see how it's a safety issue. This is a neighborhood street, it ought to belong to the neighbors that live there and want to play outside in front of their homes, not driver looking for a shortcut.
Fair Haven Mom (Guest)
Steve Brown (Registered User)
I mean no disrespect. Of course for some people, it's necessary to use this street. However, I see this complaint come up every year and I can't help wondering whether having kids blocking the street isn't preferable to having speeding cars.
I live in Fair Haven too, on Chatham Street. I am an involved Chatham Square neighbor too. For me the number one quality of life issue is speeding cars on my street day and night. I'd trade my wide speedway on Chatham with the narrow Atwater, with kids playing in the street, any day.
Fair Haven Mom (Guest)
detour01 (Guest)
Jon Doe (Guest)
I live on Atwater so Steve tell me how do i get my car into my driveway. Maybe if you had to deal with this stuff daily you would understand. Steve why dont you and the Chatham square get a hope put in the chatham park instead of a tree this year. Take a drive on Atwater street on a nice day between grafton and chatham street people are all over the street working on cars and just hanging out in the street.
So now we use our kids to claim down traffic, good idea go national with it. Let see what other think of your idea. Steve in 2012.
Fair haven Mom when i was a kid the only parents that told or allowed there kids to play in the streets where parents that didnt want them anymore. There is a park a block away have them play there if you really care about your kids
Steve Brown (Registered User)
detour01 (Guest)
Jane Doe (Guest)
Κλειστό Rob Smuts (Registered User)