Patch Readers Sound Off on Stop Signs in Long Valley

Long Valley, NJ- If you’ve noticed an intersection in your neighborhood that could use a stop sign, you’re not alone.

The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety says that one-third of all intersection crashes in the United States occur at crossings controlled by stop signs. While they aren’t a perfect solution to dangerous intersections, studies have shown that installing all-way signs can reduce accidents by 40 to 60 percent.

When we asked Patch readers in Long Valley where they wanted to see a stop sign, some asked for stoplights while others just requested that drivers stop at the signs that are already in place. That’s not too much to ask according to a report from the Federal Highway Administration that showed the simple, and cheap, addition of “Stop Ahead” wording on roadways reduced accidents at controlled intersections by 15 percent.

We realize that no one knows the roads in Long Valley better than its residents. Here’s what Patch readers shared with us about their neighborhood’s intersections:

• "Flocktown and Naughright"
• "Flocktown/Naughright should at least have a blinking light, and I'm thinking it wouldn't hurt at East Valley Brook at Old Farmers, but that's probably because someone crashed into me a couple weeks ago."
• "Flocktown and Schooley's Mountain should have a traffic light. I literally can't stand when I'm in the left lane behind the line and the person on the right creeps up so much I cannot see what is coming up on Mountain Ave., so I lose my opportunity to go because so many people on the side creep over the line and block my view."

Is there a dangerous intersection on your block that didn’t make the list? Share it with us on our Long Valley Patch Facebook page or in the comments below.