Patch Readers Sound Off on Stop Signs in Wall

Wall, 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 Wall 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 Wall better than its residents. Here’s what Patch readers shared with us about their neighborhood’s intersections:

• "Intersection of Ramshorn and Atlantic by the bike path needs a traffic light. It's a blind corner from both ways and requires you to practically enter the intersection to see."
• "Belmar Blvd. and Monmouth Blvd. definitely needs a light! There's an accident there almost every month! Most of them are quite serious!"
• "I'll settle for lane markers in the Rte. 34 and Allaire Rd. circle. I'm sick of people drifting from the outside lane toward the inside lane and nearly causing an accident."
• "Just wish the rolling stops and crossing three-fourths the length of the car over the face of the stop bar would cease. Full rest, people!"
• "Belmar Blvd. and Gully could use a stop light. Also Gully Rd. and Waterview Way."
  
• "How about signs for cars to stop for pedestrians in the crosswalks for the bike path in Allenwood?"
• "Four-way stop at Marconi and Brighton. Almost got hit because someone didn't stop at the stop sign making a left-hand turn onto Marconi."
• "A stop sign instead of a yield at Rte. 34 North entrance from Atlantic Ave."
• "Four-way stop at Atlantic and Ramshorn"
• "Warren and Allaire on 35. Need to change the turn signal to just turn green when no one in turn lane."

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