Four-Way Stop Signs Now In Effect At Red Bank Intersection

RED BANK, NJ — A new traffic pattern at a westside intersection should make it safer for residents, the borough says.

A four-way stop at the intersection of Drs. James Parker Boulevard and Leighton Avenue is now completed.

Interim Business Administrator Chief Darren McConnell said the intersection has seen vehicle crashes in the past.

But he added "there is a lot of pedestrian traffic, including school kids, so this was mostly about increasing pedestrian safety."

According to the 2022 New Jersey Motor Vehicles Commission Drivers Manual, in addition to coming to a full stop at a stop sign, "at a multi-way stop or stop intersection, a motorist must yield to the motorist on the right if both motorists get there at the same time. A motorist should also yield to another motorist already stopped at the intersection."

Red Bank also enforces state law that drivers must stop for pedestrians using a marked crosswalk.