What Road in Orange Needs a Speed Bump?

ORANGE, CT - Over 9,000 fatalities occurred nationally during 2014 due to speeding according to the latest statistics from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. The data also shows a correlation between a driver’s age and the likelihood of a speed-related accident. As the age of a driver increases, their risk of being in an accident decreases. Men are also more likely to be at the wheel during a speeding accident, according to the study.

While the number of speed-related fatalities have continually decreased since 2005, speeding still remains an issue in many of our Patch communities, including Orange. Readers suggested everything from increased police presence to more stop signs to building less housing to keep traffic at bay.

• If you’re frustrated with speeders in a certain part of Orange, you are in good company. We reached out to readers on Facebook, asking which local road they thought needed a speed bump. Here’s what your neighbors told us:
• "Indian River Rd."
• "Grassy Hill Road...valley folk tend to speed when using our roads as a shortcut to Milford."
• "Ridge Road."
• "Mapledale Road."
• "Derby Milford corner coming up on South Greenbrier - they fly around the corner coming up on Grassy Hill and almost hit cars pulling out of South Greenbrier."
• "Taulman Road. It's now become a cut through since we connect to Lambert and Old Tavern. We have tons of little kids on our road and people who do not live on Taulman fly down."

See a street you don’t agree with, or is there a road missing from the list? Tell us on Facebook, and make sure to add the Orange page to your favorites, so you don’t miss any of the latest news from Patch.

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