Does Chatham Have Too Many Red Lights?

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

• "You can never have too many lights or red lights."
• "Every corner!"
• "Chatham needs some green arrows so folks crossing and accessing Main Street know which car should move first."

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