Does Gloucester Township Have Too Many Red Lights?

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

• “Too many, but we do need a crosswalk at the Little Gloucester Rd. entrance to Autumn Ridge Apartments. There have been times I’ve had to wait 10+ minutes to cross the street because of non-stop traffic. The closest crosswalk way to get across would end up being an almost mile walk to get to the TD bank, Dunkin Donuts and CVS that are literally right there.”

• “They desperately need one at Kearney Rd. and Cross Keys Rd. Death trap.”

• “Has as many red lights as it does vacant buildings. Both are a joke.”

• “Yes, they should all be green!”

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