Which Road in Foster City Needs a Speed Bump?

FOSTER CITY, CA - 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 Foster City. Readers suggested everything from increased police presence to more stop signs and building less housing to keep traffic at bay.

If you’re frustrated with speeders in a certain part of Foster City, 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:

• "Boothbay"
• "Bounty! People scream through there at 50mph."
• "Marlin Avenue"
• "Beach Park, at the curve just after Gull and Teal near the bridge view. Cars fly around that curve and a lot of people park and cross the street there to get to the bay trail entrance."
• "There should be crosswalks with flashing lights at every official entrance to the bay trail all the way down beach park."
• "Edgewater near the elementary school - people drive way too fast and there's a park there too. Yep, put a bunch of speed bumps."
• "Beach Park near Teal. It kills me how fast people go through there."
• "Crane Ave."

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 Foster City page to your favorites, so you don’t miss any of the latest news from Patch.

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