Does Waltham Have Too Many Red Lights?

If you’re frustrated with the red light situation in Waltham, 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 Waltham best. We asked you on Facebook how you felt about the red lights in our area. Could Waltham use more red lights? Are there too many? What intersections need a stop light, or should get rid of one?

Here’s what readers said on social media:

• "I think they need to streamline Main Street! Anyone who isn't from Waltham driving down Main Street is totally confused about which lane to be in!"

• "Well synchronized and placed, not enough people who stop for them before turning right on red."

• "Yes way too many."

• "Way too many."

• "It has too many drivers that are in a rush to get nowhere. I can't even enjoy a ride through town without someone being like two feet from my rear bumper. Or people are in rush to get to the next red light"
  

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