What Road in Arbutus Needs a Speed Bump?

Arbutus, 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 Arbutus. 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 Arbutus, 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:

• "Maple in front of the playground at Halethorpe Elementary. All the people that work at good Shepard fly through there at all hours. It takes one second for a kid to step off the curb at the wrong moment."
• "Elm Ridge Ave, since that closed 695 they use are street as a race way. Almost been hit by cars doing 50. Yell for them to slow down and they want to fight. Have told many cops just to sit on our street and they will make they're quote for the year."
• "Linden Avenue. Linden Avenue. Linden Avenue."
• "Sulphur Spring by Gay Oaks Park
• "Sulphir Spring Road- I travel 25 mph and twice a car has PASSED me on this road!!!"
• "Linden Avenue. There is NO excuse for the excessive speed on that street."
• "All the roads connecting Leeds and Maiden Choice/Wilkens."
• "Francis Ave. - especially by Ingate Rd. Too many cars ending up on our front lawns."
• "I'd say Elm, but it already does. No one actually abides by them though."
• "All of them. Place them exactly 3 feet from each other on every single drivable street."
• "Selford and Grovehill"
• "Poplar Avenue, also some tire spikes so that when they drive up the street the wrong way, they'll get flat tires!"
• "Definitely Link!"

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

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