What Road in Windsor Locks-East Windsor Needs a Speed Bump?

WINDSOR LOCKS-EAST WINDSOR, 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 Windsor Locks-East Windsor. 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 Windsor Locks-East Windsor, 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:

• "Not a speed bump but more lighting would be nice at the corner of Old County and Halfway House Road. I've almost been hit so many times by people running stop signs."
• "Spring St. at the top of the hill. It's a 25 mph zone, and people fly up and down the street."
• "Suffield Street for sure."
• "North Street."
• "Old County Rd."
• "South Elm."
• "Whiton St."
• "Rye St."
• "Spring Street."
• "North Street can use a bunch of them. People fly down North St., including big trucks."

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 Windsor Locks-East Windsor page to your favorites, so you don’t miss any of the latest news from Patch.

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