Does Manchester Have Too Many Red Lights?

If you’re frustrated with the red light situation in Manchester, 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 Manchester best. We asked you on Facebook how you felt about the red lights in our area. Could Manchester use more red lights? Are there too many? What intersections need a stop light, or should get rid of one?

Here’s what readers said on social media:

• If we had more, There wouldn't be accidents at the intersection of Northampton and commonwealth every other day. So no, not enough.

• How about they put visible stop signs and stop lines in Pine Lake Park?

• Doesn't make a difference nobody stops.

• Red lights and signs are fine. Speed limit is 25 residential, if they could stop people from driving 40-50 mph through here, that would be GREAT!

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