[Neighbors] Express your support for the Lead/Coal Smart Lights initiative!

[Nick Wilson]

Hello neighbors,

It's great that creative solutions are being looked into, but since this is
being proposed as a "pilot test," can I ask if it has been tested on a
street corridor to Lead/Coal? (two lanes, timed lights, high volume). Is
this shown to actually improve safety?

As others have mentioned, having "rest in red" lights that sense speeding
could result in people speeding up to beat the red lights, and/or encourage
unpredictable driving to "outsmart" the system (such as slowing down and
speeding back up). In my opinion, drivers trying to beat red lights is
already the most dangerous aspect of Lead and Coal. I live between the two
streets, and it's crossing at the lights that scares me the most.

If there have not been traffic studies that show it actually improves
safety on a road similar to L&C, a better approach in the interim would be
better signage for the 30-mph timed lights, and a few flashing red lights
(stop signs) such as where Lead and Coal intersect with Carlisle and Girard
to slow people down.

Thank you,
Nicole

*Nicole D. Wilson, MPH*
ndwilson5 at gmail.com



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