Does Long Valley Have Too Many Red Lights?

If you’re frustrated with the red light situation in Long Valley, 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 crashes.

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 Long Valley best. We asked you on Facebook how you felt about the red lights in our area. Could Long Valley 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:

• "Flocktown and Schooley's Mtn needs one. Always an adventure making a left."
• "Pleasant Grove & Schooleys as well!"
• "Old Farmers and 24 can be quite dicey."
• "Every school day, between 8 & 9 a.m. the intersection form the middle school onto Schooleys is at least 10+ cars backed up."
• "Just place one of the hundred police officers long valley has where a light is needed."
• "How about one bad light that needs to be reconfigured? The intersection of Schooleys/Fairmount & the Mills is a disaster in waiting."

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