Should ODOT decide to remove the traffic light at the corner of US 40 and State Route 38, would you be in favor of the decision?
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when there is fog and during the farm science review would make it worse there..i believe flashing light telling people to be aware of when light is changing would be better too. if there is a stop sign there it would become an intersection like 38 and 29 way to many wrecks there too
I feel the light should stay. I travel through that intersection almost daily to go to work. It gets really foggy in that particular area and I know where the intersection is by the glowing of the traffic light. That way I know to watch for traffic coming down 38. I think what is needed are the warning lights that the light is about to change because it does go a long time for the light to change from 38 due to less traffic then on 40.how does it give u false security? drivers need to pay attention to the changing of the light. I can now see school buses involved in wrecks. now get off cell phones and quit texting while driving
I did not see the signs about the intersection being under study, I saw it in the Madiison Press and I hope that everyone takes the time to voice their opinion on the importance of the traffic signal at that intersection. I believe that prior to a traffic signal being installed a traffic study is conducted to show that one is needed. I make this point because although the traffic may not be as heavy on a regular basis in that area, it’s definitely more heavier than when the traffic signal was originally installed. There has not been any decrease in the use of that roadway, instead, the use of that roadway has increased since the installation of a traffic signal. For instance, two major changes have included the London High School being now located on State Route 38 and the Keny Blvd connector road which allows truck traffic easier access to the freeway from the local businesses, just to name a few. A traffic signal is much more visible than a stop sign in that area and I believe without a traffic signal the accidents in this area would increase significantly. Perhaps, it would be better if in addition to keeping the traffic signal that rumble strips be installed upon approaching the intersection, so drivers would be reminded of the danger that exists at this intersection. I would hope that everyone would contact ODOT and urge them to keep this traffic signal the death of the Bunsey Family should not be in vain, let’s keep their memory alive and keep the lights working!
The entire Bunsey Family was killed at that intersection with a traffic signal, I cannot imagine how many other families will experience a similar tragedy with just a stop sign. There is nothing that can justify a removal of a traffic signal which is more visible than a stop sign in that area and although we do not have a way to measure the accidents that were avoided because of a traffic signal, I do believe the numbers should show with the traffic signal a greater reduction in them for the area. It’s not about the numbers here, it’s about the lives that have been saved. Thank you!
~~~That was my response to Mrs. Theresa Pryor, District 6 ODOT Program Administrator who indicated in an email that this traffic light was not warranted due to the amount of traffic in the area. I urge ALL of Madison County residents, friends, & family to contact ODOT & let them know why the majority want this traffic signal to stay! She can be reached via email at ODOT or at the number listed: 740-833-8211, SAVE A LIFE, One Light at a Time!
I was in an accident at that intersection back in 1974 before the current light was installed. There were stop signs on 38 in both directions. A pickup truck ran the stop sign and my mother, sister and I all spent the day at the hospital; my mother with a concussion. We were lucky that a concussion was the worst of our injuries. I do not recommend that this intersection go back to the way it was. Maybe a review of the accident records from that period would be a better indicator of necessity than the current records with a traffic light.