What Road in Anne Arundel County Needs a Speed Bump?

Annapolis, MD- 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 Anne Arundel County. 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 Anne Arundel County, 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:

• "Bay Hills Drive - once around the bend heading towards Bay Green Drive." - Broadneck
• "Urby and Good Hope" - Crofton
• " Lincoln Drive off off solely road. People use it as a through way from Marley Neck Road to Solley to avoid going the long way around and they fly through. There are so many kids playing and it's very dangerous." - Glen Burnie
• "Margaret Ave by Johnny's restaurant. Many people leave there and come down this road way too fast." -Anne Arundel
• "Oakton Rd between Odenton Rd and Rt 175. A lot of drivers confuse that road with Capital Raceway drag strip." - Odenton-Severn
• "Pike Ridge Road. People practically run you off the road when you're simply trying to turn into your residential street!!" - Edgewater-Davidsonville
• "Jones Station between Shore Acres and College Parkway"- Broadneck
• "Odenton Rd - both sides of Piney Orchard Parkway on the town side of the tracks. People go flying up and down that road, including heavy trucks." - Odenton-Severn
• "Jenkins Road in Riviera Beach, it is right in front of an elementary school and the drivers are always speeding." -Anne Arundel
• "Fennel Road in Gingerville Woods. It's extremely uneasy seeing people go 45+ in a 25mph zone. So many children, families enjoying their walks, or people walking their dogs." - Edgewater-Davidsonville

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

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