Patch Readers Sound Off on Stop Signs in The Haddams

The Haddams-Killingworth, CT - If you’ve noticed an intersection in your neighborhood that could use a stop sign, you’re not alone.

The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety says that one-third of all intersection crashes in the United States occur at crossings controlled by stop signs. While they aren’t a perfect solution to dangerous intersections, studies have shown that installing all-way signs can reduce accidents by 40 to 60 percent.

When we asked Patch Readers in The Haddams where they wanted to see a stop sign, some asked for stoplights while others just requested that drivers stop at the signs that are already in place. That’s not too much to ask according to a report from the Federal Highway Administration that showed the simple, and cheap, addition of “Stop Ahead” wording on roadways reduced accidents at controlled intersections by 15 percent.

We realize that no one knows the roads in The Haddams better than its residents. Here’s what Patch Readers shared with us about their neighborhood’s intersections:

• "I don't think that the towns need more stop signs. What it needs are people to stop at the signs already there and a cop to catch the ones who don't stop."
• "The back roads I take in Killingworth are fine. Trying to get out on Rte 81 on the weekends, summer time and during the holidays with all the traffic heading to Clinton Crossings- that's another issue."
• "Schnoor and Bethke in Killingworth."
• "If they could also change the light at the intersection of 81 and Little City to make it have left turn only onto Little City during the morning commute, that would be great."
  
• "They need to get rid of that ridiculous circle and put a stop light in! The circle would be fine if people would have the common decency to yield and follow the traffic laws, but nope, they just do whatever they want and to hell with everyone else! Waiting for someone to get t-boned and seriously hurt!"

Is there a dangerous intersection on your block that didn’t make the list? Share it with us on our The Haddams-Killingworth Patch Facebook page or in the comments below.