What Road in Harford County Needs a Speed Bump?

Bel Air, MD- 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 Harford County. Readers suggested everything from increased police presence to more stop signs to building less housing to keep traffic at bay.

If you’re frustrated with speeders in a certain part of Harford County, 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:

• " Barker St. in front of Barkerfield School. The are always speeding in front of the school." - Aberdeen
• "Chapel Road up by Earlton and Robin Hood. People FLY through there!" - Havre de Grace
• "Rochelle which is right off of Fallston Road. People drive way too fast and there are a ton of kids here." - Fallston
• "I live near the train station. People fly on Post Road and surrounding streets. We have a lot of kids and pedestrians on my road because they use it as a short cut to get to Route 40. I would love to see the big speed bumps like they have in Joppatowne and Edgewood." - Aberdeen
• "Pleasantville! I live on this street and my mailbox had been hit three times and the telephone pole once, all within a year and a half." - Fallston
• "Heather Way. The speeding is awful. I'm always so afraid for the children that live on this road." - Havre de Grace
• "Centerdeen Ave!!! All the kids play outside and the cars drive extremely too fast!!!" - Aberdeen
• "Putnam Rd off Pleasantville, vehicles just race down this road." - Fallston
• "Market St. Its a road race to and from the park." - Havre de Grace
• " Lewis lane by Halls Road! They come flying around that curve!" - Havre de Grace

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

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