What Road in West Hartford Needs a Speed Bump?

WEST HARTFORD, 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 West Hartford. 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 West Hartford, 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:

• "Most of them! The worst is Trout Brook."
• "The bottom of Orchard Rd. Then maybe cars will actually consider stopping for the school bus."
• "Foxcroft."
• "Fix the left turn situation at Main/Farmington first..."
• "Hunter Drive anywhere between Mountain and Canal...So dangerous!"
• "Walden Street!"
• "Overbrook!"
• "Fix the street light on corner of Edgemere and Price. It's been out for about 4 weeks and is very dark. Called it in weeks ago."
• "Cottage Ave. now that the buses are detoured down our little side street for bridge work!"
• "Overbrook Road."

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

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