HOMEOWNERS are fed up with the dangerous speedsters passing through their neighborhood and want answers from the city.
Many fear for themselves, their children and their pets.
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Homeowners in Cobb County, Georgia have a major problem with speeders in their neighborhood.
Giant signs displaying the speed limit and speed bumps are no longer enough to stop speeders.
Owner Sebastian Quiroga said many speeders act as if their neighborhood invites them to test their racing skills.
“They just fly over here and go around like it’s a race track,” he told the FOX affiliate. WAGA-TV.
Quiroga and his neighbors are worried about their properties and other valuables that cannot be replaced.
“We have cats, dogs, children,” he said.
“Sometimes they drive too fast.”
The Cobb County Department of Transportation says it’s one of the most common complaints they receive, prompting an official response.
Now, according to Cobb County DOT Director Drew Raessler, neighbors like Quiroga will have more options.
“Raised crosswalks, raised intersections, roundabouts or speed buffers,” he said.
“Chicanes or lateral changes that build little islands that cause people to not only drive straight, but force some of these lateral changes that will force the driver to slow down a little bit.”
The new policy came after residents complained enough to the DOT to show the agency a growing problem.
More than 65 percent of property owners must agree to one of four changes before the request is sent to the board of commissioners for funding and approval.
In addition to the infrastructure change, the new policy will reduce speeds in residential neighborhoods to help curb speeding.
Do roundabouts help slow down traffic?
According to the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, roundabouts, or roundabouts, are an effective way to reduce speed and accidents in three main ways:
- They force drivers to slow down. The tight circle of a roundabout forces drivers to slow down to negotiate the curve efficiently. The circle also makes right-angle, left-turn and head-on collisions less likely to occur.
- Traffic flow is improved. With efficient merging and less idling, roundabouts help keep traffic moving. Less idling also means less pollution.
- Safer for pedestrians. Because traffic is slower, pedestrians are safer at roundabouts than at traditional crosswalks at stop signs or intersections.
Source: IIHS
If they persist, they will be cited.
“Speed is one of the biggest indicators of the severity of a crash, so we believe anything we can do to force lower speeds will make neighborhoods more livable and our streets safer,” he continued.
Quiroga is happy to see changes coming to his neighborhood.
“Slow down,” he said.
“Accidents happen in less than a second, so people should be careful.”
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