Are you listening Mr. Mayor?
Tuesday, January 3, 2012
Did somebody call for the police?
If you needed a policeman in Sharon today, we had them. Four actually for a period of time.....Unfortunately, there was an automobile accident in front of the plaza this afternoon. Apparently a car exiting the plaza drove into the direct path of a southbound pickup truck on Route 41. Though the crash did send one person to the hospital with some injuries, I was told that it could have been far worse. So, if that is true, I am thankful. I keep waiting for the big one to occur there , and I fear that it will happen. Thus far, the accidents over the years have generally been small in nature. But with the tendency of cars to speed down the hill,and POOF, they are in a shopping area, with direct cross-street exiting of cars from the gas station and the plaza, some day I fear there will be a tragedy there. I pray not, but I bet it will happen. I have hoped for some time that the plaza would go to a one entrance-exit on 41, basically in the center of where they are now, and close the two existing driveways. Basically, across from the law office, perhaps a bit south by just a little bit. It would stop the cars that shoot back and forth from gas station to plaza, or vice-versa. Just seems like that could help possibly help prevent a tragedy from occurring. Sort of like where you turn into the parking lot at the movie theater in Winsted, on 44, east of the town. It would require a bit of road widening perhaps, but hey, it might be the life of someone we all know and love who gets saved if that were to become a reality. And then a traffic light at that location would also help slow vehicular traffic in general in the area.
Are you listening Mr. Mayor?
Are you listening Mr. Mayor?
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While I ended the above post with "Mr. Mayor", my intent really is to direct the thought above to whomever down at city hall, be it planning and zoning, the fire marshall, the town preparedness director, the Board of Selectman, WHOMEVER........don't we all, if we stop and think about, admit that we have been spared thus far from a tragedy, and perhaps, just perhaps, it might be a worthwhile study and consideration? With speeding lime/cement trucks at all hours of the day, and more and more traffic due to an active market center, is it not worthy of consideration? We buy 700k ladder trucks for our volunteer fire company so they are prepared for a worst-case type of operation, and we do that to protect property and people. How is this any different?
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