What Road in Summit Needs a Speed Bump?

SUMMIT, 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 Summit. 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 Summit, 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:

• "Weaver Street. Since the bridge is closed everyone uses it to get to their destinations doing 40 mph or more."
• "Ashwood Ave! No one respects the 25mph speed limit."
• "Colt road going up and down the hill from Blackburn. People fly on this road."
• "Bryant Parkway! That park is being used as a speed zone and it has no crosswalk to cross with my kids."
• "Locust Drive. The cars to town at St. Theresa's fly and there happen to be a lot of kids on the street."
• "Beekman - it's a racetrack."
• "Stockton."
• "Park Avenue, absolutely - right off Springfield!"
• "Blackburn Road- there are two schools on the street and people fly even during school dismissal!"
• "Mountain Avenue - especially on the curve between Tulip and Primrose."
• "Beekman Rd. and Hillcrest."
• "Tulip Street and Myrtle Ave intersection."

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 Summit page to your favorites, so you don’t miss any of the latest news from Patch.

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