Some residential streets can feel like busy highways if they're frequently used as cut-throughs, and can pose a danger to unsuspecting pedestrians.
What's a convenience to drivers in a hurry can be a hazard to other drivers or residents of the area.
What do you think are some of the most highly used and least appropriate cut through streets in Merrick and the surrounding area?
What threats do they pose and how do you think traffic could be better managed or avoided?
Tell us in the comments section and follow the Transportation group on Merrick Patch.
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