Which Road in Lynnfield Needs a Speed Bump?

Lynnfield, 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 Lynnfield. 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 Lynnfield, 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:

• "YES!!!! UPTON LANE!!! Despite posted signs of private way and a one way, we LITERALLY had to pull our child off the road away from a speeding truck going the wrong way to avoid the RT 1 overpass light!!! Please put something down before either an accident involving cars or worse...KIDS!"
• "Yorkshire"
• "Thomas"
• "Definitely Wildewood Drive. We have complained for years of speeding cars and trucks!!!"
• "Gray Lane"
• "Wildewood! It's been a racetrack for years. Especially all the LHS kids."

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

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