Wednesday, April 04, 2007

Bad drivers are a big problem for people of Waterford. On March 11, a driver lost control on Third Street, in the town of Waterford, and crashed into a home, destroying its porch. Everyone on that street with the houses located extremely close to the curb is now trying to improve traffic safety in their neighborhood, including the state Department of Transportation, which is responsible for maintaining the road.
But state officials together with the town of Waterford authorities said they're sympathetic, but there is only so much they can do. Recently there were three accidents in Waterford when a vehicle crashed into the same home on Third Street. The speed limit on that portion of road is 30 mph headed north out of Waterford and changes to 40 just past that unfortunate home. Drivers increase their speed as they go around the bend there. Later on there were police officers with standard radar guns as well as hand-held police radar guns stationed on that part of the road, but they didn't write any tickets.
The idea of this story is that if you're driving, put down your cell phone, slow down, and be careful.