Weekly Question: Where Do Drivers Speed Most in Wayland?
Let's see if there's a consensus.
Wayland's roads have come up a number of times lately in our Weekly Question feature, and there's a reason for that: People like to talk about the roads they drive, walk and bike.
We've talked about the worst intersections in town, what roads most need repair/repaving and how the construction is affecting your commute/habits.
This week, we want to know where you think speeding is problem. Where are the spots in Wayland where speeding seems to be the rule rather than the exception?
Tell us in the comments section which are the most dangerous spots and might need a raised section, another stop sign, more crosswalks or another measure to slow down traffic.
Next week, we'll run a poll based on the top five answers we received in the callout, and see if we can reach consensus on where the worst spot is.
Anna Laura Rosow
8:05 am on Thursday, August 2, 2012
Claypit Hill/Plain Roads. Cars speed around the curves and cross over the yellow line. Throw in a few landscapers who've blocked at least half a lane and you feel like you're on Mr. Toad's wild ride.
Brooklyn Lowery
8:45 am on Thursday, August 2, 2012
Mr. Toad's Wild Ride ... that is an interesting description for a road near a school.
Kim Reichelt
8:41 am on Thursday, August 2, 2012
Exactly right, Anna Laura! I really do like those speed bumps, which definitely help. With a school right there, this would be an excellent place for some sidewalks!!
Eric Bucher
9:29 am on Thursday, August 2, 2012
Rice Road. Even the police speed on it. Especially late at night.
Stephanie
10:07 am on Thursday, August 2, 2012
Pemberton rd. Its a small street thats suppose to be 25 mph but there's so much traffic, cars cutting through to or from rt 30. Those new metro west buses are the worst offenders. We won't even get into all the people that drive up Bradford st the wrong way!
Brooklyn Lowery
10:10 am on Thursday, August 2, 2012
I noticed the Metrowest buses on Pemberton yesterday, Stephanie. I guess I hadn't considered that the route takes them there. Thanks for adding your thoughts.
For my part, I notice that it would be very easy to speed on School Street (I never do, of course :) But it's open and the limit is just 30 MPH.
ira montague
10:18 am on Thursday, August 2, 2012
Pelham Island Road-it's posted at 30mph, which seems too fast for narrow width and condition, and traffic is easily 35-40mph and crowds behind me if I drive a steady 30mph.
Lesley Ormonde
10:37 am on Thursday, August 2, 2012
West Plain Street..Starting at the ball field -l by the time they get almost to Old Conn Path there is no stopping for anyone on the crosswalk.
Cynthia Hill
11:05 am on Thursday, August 2, 2012
Let's not forget Glezen Lane between 126 and 27! Indy 500 even with the speed bump..landscapers are the worst offenders.
Lou Marcoccio
1:22 pm on Thursday, August 2, 2012
There are several places in Wayland where cars speed most of the time and many Wayland citizens are guilty of it too (some, more than others). However, the roads that have a constant flow of speeding 18 wheelers, large 10-12 wheel dump trucks, large flatbed bulldozer carriers, non Wayland school buses, boat carriers, landscaper trucks with trailers, and older less safe cars can be found on Wayland's most travelled cut-through roads - Route 20, 30, 27, and Oak Street. Speeding cars are unsafe, but when you get large speeding trucks, school buses, landscapers, large garbage vehicles, which are in the majority on Oak Street, safety issues occur. Some kind of vehicle accident, road-killed animal, a road rage scream, and/or long screeches of brakes happen daily. Check out the skid marks next time you ride by...s-l-o-w-l-y.
Gary Slep
3:44 pm on Saturday, August 4, 2012
I agree with Ira Montague that Pelham Island Road's speed limit is too high; 25 mph would be more reasonable. Speed tables should be installed in several places along this designated scenic road, especially uphill of both intersections with Jeffrey Road and near the two blind curves in the vicinity of Heard Pond. I also concur with all the other writers above who have carved out landscapers as a significant hazard throughout our community - both for speeding and for hogging the road.
Tom Largy
11:19 am on Monday, August 6, 2012
Glezen Lane between Rts. 27 and 126 has a steady stream of short-cutters, going East-bound from Route 27 in the morning, mostly heading to Weston, and reverse traffic in the p.m., along with a fair number of short-cutters through the day. Many of these short-cutters speed because they're in a hurry to get to their destination; work, home, etc. Glezen Lane, along with Moore Rd. where I live, is the only way to get to Concord Rd, Glezen Lane to Weston or Claypit Hill Road, short of going into the congested Town Center area at Rts. 20, 126 and 27. As for the speed bumps, when I slow down I've been passed several times by vehicles at high speed, swerving to the left of me.
Tom Largy, Moore Rd.