Which Road in Danvers Needs a Speed Bump?

Danvers, MA- 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 Danvers. 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 Danvers, 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:

• " Prospect. It's like the Indy 500 when traffic backs up on 128 and Conant even when it doesn't. Loads of little kids on this short street."
• "Poplar St. Route 62"
• "Burley Street!"
• "Rte 62 by Hollis Road"
• "Hazen Avenue"
• "Collins Street. The beer trucks fly down here and don't even stop and give samples."
• "Conant at intersection of Burley"
• "Purchase Street"
• "Liberty Street"
• "Alden, Berry, Chase, Damon, Hunt"
• "Beginning of Chestnut, near the rail trail crossing."
• "Central Avenue where it meets Trask Way!"
• "Summer and Spring by the Prep. I'm always afraid that one of the students is going to get by a car going too fast."
• "Charter Street"
• "Sherwood Avenue"

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

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