Does Bowie Have Too Many Red Lights?

If you’re frustrated with the red light situation in Bowie, you are in good company.

While stop lights are one of the necessary evils of commuting, they don’t guarantee safety for pedestrians or cooperation from drivers.

According to the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, red-light running is the number one cause of urban crashes. Furthermore in 2013, approximately 127,000 people were injured in red-light related accidents.

In August 2015, the National Coalition for Safer Roads released an interactive safety map that would allow users to see the number of red-light running deaths in their area as part of the group’s ‘Stop on Red’ initiative.

At Patch, we appreciate that our readers and motorists know the stop lights in Bowie best. We asked you on Facebook how you felt about the red lights in our area. Could Bowie use more red lights? Are there too many? What intersections need a stop light, or can get rid of one?

Here’s what readers said on social media:

- "It would be wonderful if the stoplights on 301 in Bowie were converted to overpasses."

- "Rather have too many then loved ones like children and teens as well as adults who are out running, being killed while trying to cross the street."

- "Perhaps we just need people who actually STOP at stop signs and traffic lights."

- "Too many! Especially near the 197 450 intersection."

Is there a red light in Bowie you can’t stand? Is there an intersection that could desperately use a red light? Let us know on Facebook.