Hylan Boulevard Once Again the Scene of Tragedy
Once again, Hylan Boulevard was the scene of 2 serious accidents over the Thanksgiving Weekend, resulting in the death of an 82 year old woman and leaving a 72 year old driver in serious condition. The accidents occurred at opposite ends of Hylan Boulevard, Steuben Street in Grasmere and Woods of Arden Road in Eltingville. What both areas have in common is that the traffic usually thins out in those areas, allowing cars to go racing along at highway speeds. What can be a close call for cars traveling at the 35 m.p.h. speed is a tragic accident when a car is traveling at 50 m.p.h. and above.
Once again, my previous posts about how Hylan Boulevard is more akin to a highway than a street, allowing cars to drive recklessly at speeds rivaling that of Staten Island highways. These accident were not caused by a faulty road design, a blind spot or even the need for a traffic light where there is a stop sign. Instead, these accidents are solely the fault of driver's speeding along Hylan Boulevard. Again, police have set up patrols in an effort to slow people down but to no avail. People need to change. No longer is it acceptable to tailgate that car going 35 m.p.h. because you want it to go faster. Its the speed limit. Its the law. We all need to follow the law as its our only way to prevent more accidents from occurring in the short term.
The City of New York has said that a red traffic arrow, in addition to the already present green traffic arrow, stopping cars from making a left hand turn will help to prevent accidents at the Steuben Street location. Over the last 18 months, 3 fatal accidents have occurred at the intersection. The cause of the accidents has been attributed to the same cause, namely cars trying to make a left hand turn across Hylan Boulevard. Since the City is obviously aware of the problem and has even proposed some sort of remedial action, my question is, "When?" How long does it take for the City to add a 2nd arrow to the light? This is the 3rd death in little over a year - do we have to wait for a 4th? The City needs to move faster to solve this problem, especially since they know the answer already.
In the meantime, will all the speeding along Hylan Boulevard - those 5 minutes you may save - be worth it if you kill someone in an accident? Could you forgive yourself? What if someone took the life of your family member because they were speeding. How would you feel? Please, please, slow down!
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