What Road in Wallingford Needs a Speed Bump?

WALLINGFORD, 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 Wallingford. 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 Wallingford, 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:

• "Need a traffic light at Pond Hill and S Elm. I live on the corner and nobody stops...gonna be a bad accident some day!"
• "S. Whittlesey - the one way part."
• "Hope Hill...two schools on the road and people fly by like it's the Indy 500."
• "North Whittlesey near the back library entrance....very much needed! You'd be surprised how many soccer moms whip through the neighborhood turning in to the library. It's extremely dangerous!"
• "Hillside Lane! The street leads into Yalesville Elementary School and people fly down it!"
• "Old Durham. We used to have a sewer grate that jutted out just so. If you sped past and didn't anticipate the road narrowing, you'd get an instant flat tire. Then the town fixed it. I miss that sewer grate!"
• "Highland Ave between Rt 68 and Highland School. It has been a Speedway for years."
• "Hill Avenue! Needs more than one speed bump!"
• "Clifton St. Speed limit 25 and people go well over 50 and there are children all over the neighborhood. Also, cars never stop at the stop sign."
• "Pierson Drive. There are children all over our neighborhood and some people drive like crazy."

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 Wallingford page to your favorites, so you don’t miss any of the latest news from Patch.

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