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Wednesday, January 28, 2009

Hwy 4 Bypass Laurel Rd Exit Accidents


Since the open of they Hyw 4 bypass and the Laurel Exit coming from Brentwood I have personally seen several accidents already. The cars exiting have a no turn on Red sign which is located across the intersection. Vehicle that aren't stopping are exiting so quickly that they are entering the second and third lanes which are the ones dedicated for through traffic coming off the freeway from the other direction. The cars that are already on laurel traveling East bound only get to choose from the middle lane and the far left lane. However these accidents are still occurring from the recklessness of drivers being to impatient to come to a complete stop at the light and see that they have a no turn on Red sign. Now if any of you have taken this exit you will also notice one more obstacle. There is a fence on the overpass. When looking to your left to see if cars have stopped like they should when you do get the Green Light it is very difficult to see because of this chain fence which at an angle appears to be almost solid. Traffic safety control please do us a favor and make a dedicated lane for exiting onto Laurel coming from Brentwood with a protected barrier. This shouldn't be too difficult since East bound traffic doesn't have the choice to choose the right hand lane until after they pass through the intersection.


2 comments:

Anonymous said...

Amen to that

Anonymous said...

I agree that there is a problem with this exit. What is even more frightening, is seeing so many drivers that either don't see or intentionally ignore the "do not turn on red" sign. Even more,..the other day another serious accident occured on the bypass. Drivers NEED TO OBSERVE AND OBEY THE SPEED LIMIT.