Which Road in Bridgewater Needs a Speed Bump?

BRIDGEWATER, NJ - 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 Bridgewater. 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 Bridgewater, 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:

• "Old York in various spots. Throw a few in Raritan for good measure while you're at it."
• "Van Holten near Carlene to stop people from whipping around the sharp curve and ending up in the yard of the first house on the right. As well as near the school where people race down VH obnoxiously."
• "Can we fill the holes before we start putting tarmac on existing flat bits?"
• "Stony Brook Drive! Speed limit is 25...limited side walks, lots of small children, and no one does the speed limit because it's a cut through between Garretson and Country Club. It's awful."
• "Newman's Lane."
• "Mount Vernon!"
• "Adamsville road could use several!"
• "Mountain Ave! Or at least lower the limit to 25. It's entirely residential in the Bridgewater section."
• "All of them...no one does the limit. School bus drivers are the worst."
• "They probably have enough potholes to slow people down!"
• "Twin Oaks Road."
• "Brown Road near Hillside School."
• "North and South Shore Drive in Sunset Lake! Narrow roads, curves. Accidents waiting to happen!"
• "Cedarbrook, over by the park. People whip around those curves constantly."
• "Walters Brook Speedway (oh I mean Drive)."

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

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