Which Road in West Deptford Needs a Speed Bump?

West Deptford, N.J. - 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 West Deptford. 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 West Deptford, 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:

• "Columbia Ave. and Walnut St., the streets leading into Red Bank Elementary School since it became a one-way."
• "Woodbury Terrace, which is used as a cut-through from Crown Point Rd. and Grove Rd., and they all speed."
• "Red bank, close to the river! People race from the dirt area down the road all of the time! Kids and animals around are not safe."
• "Queen St."
• "None"
• "Lincoln Avenue in Colonial Manor. It's a cut-through to Hesdian."
• "Nassau Ave."
• "Trolley Ave."
• "Elberne Ave. people use it to avoid the light on Hessian and Colonial. They speed past so fast."
• "Oak St. and Page St."
• "Brewer and Burkett Avenue"
• "Tattersall"
• "CrownPpoint Road before the Wawa"
• "Salem Ave."
• "Parkville Station"
• "Colonial"
• "Ogden"
• "Bowman"

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

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