Does Severna Park Have Too Many Red Lights?

If you’re frustrated with the red light situation in Severna Park, 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 Severna Park best. We asked you on Facebook how you felt about the red lights in our area. Could Severna Park 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:

- "Light layouts pretty good, timing for some doesn't move enough traffic. Also depends on which drivers follow the stop at a red light law. People are too impatient these days and bad drivers are from all over not just here."

- "Not enough, with the way people drive."

- "Too many and to long at some and not long at others"

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