Which Road in Scotch Plains Needs a Speed Bump?

SCOTCH PLAINS, NJ - Over 9,000 fatalities occurred nationally during 2014 due to speeding according to the latest statistics from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. The data also shows a correlation between a driver’s age and the likelihood of a speed-related accident. As the age of a driver increases, their risk of being in an accident decreases. Men are also more likely to be at the wheel during a speeding accident, according to the study.

While the number of speed-related fatalities have continually decreased since 2005, speeding still remains an issue in many of our Patch communities, including Scotch Plains-Fanwood. Readers suggested everything from increased police presence to more stop signs to building less housing to keep traffic at bay.

If you’re frustrated with speeders in a certain part of Scotch Plains-Fanwood, you are in good company. We reached out to readers on Facebook, asking which local road they thought needed a speed bump. Here’s what your neighbors told us:

• "Paterson Road between Martine and Midway. Cars fly through all the time thinking they will beat the light. The street is very short with lots of kids."
• "Mountain Ave in Scotch Plains coming off the Glenside jug handle. People are always speeding going on Mountain."
• "Ascot - it's a cut through with many speedsters."
• "Pleasant in Fanwood. Always used as a cut through. Always cars speeding. Montrose too. Lots of kids use these to walk to and from school."
• "Henry St!"
• "Cushing Road. Speed limit is 25, most cars go 50.
• "We were just talking about this! Cooper Road, please!"
• "Cooper Road! And a 4-way stop at La Grande and Second St. (Fanwood)"
• "Hetfield and Elizabeth! Please!"
• "Westfield by Brunner and high school."
• "Myrtle Ave! The cars coming off 22 and the cars coming off Front St. fly along here! It's not safe to walk on this street as there are no sidewalks."
• "Hill Top Road!"
• "All of them!"
• "None - the potholes in this town are enough to deter speeding."
• "Seneca Road - it is a long straight residential road with a slight hill that is a pass through for the Westfield apartments. Way too many fast cars!"

See a street you don’t agree with, or is there a road missing from the list? Tell us on Facebook, and make sure to add the Scotch Plains-Fanwood page to your favorites, so you don’t miss any of the latest news from Patch.

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