STOP at the Stop Sign on Overbend Trail
We are having a problem with people literally pulling out in front of other cars at the intersection of Oakwood Hills and Overbend Trail. Those of us who live past Overbend on Oakwood Hills are now having to very carefully proceed through the intersection as drivers seem to no longer stop at the sign. My family has had way too many close calls! It has become common for people to pull out than to stop. This puts everyone in danger of having an accident and being injured.
I have emailed Mark Gupton, who agreed that it must be addressed, as it has now become a danger to all involved. The lack of compliance with basic traffic rules and acknowledging the there are people who live in the dead end needs to be addressed, and we should be able to drive in our neighborhood without having to worry about who is going to hit us while not paying attention. This means drivers yielding to oncoming traffic UNTIL they either turn onto Overbend or pass at the stop sign, it doesn’t mean you THINK they will turn and therefore pull out onto Oakwood Hills before they have either passed or made the turn.
Thanks, Beth Prince
I have emailed Mark Gupton, who agreed that it must be addressed, as it has now become a danger to all involved. The lack of compliance with basic traffic rules and acknowledging the there are people who live in the dead end needs to be addressed, and we should be able to drive in our neighborhood without having to worry about who is going to hit us while not paying attention. This means drivers yielding to oncoming traffic UNTIL they either turn onto Overbend or pass at the stop sign, it doesn’t mean you THINK they will turn and therefore pull out onto Oakwood Hills before they have either passed or made the turn.
Thanks, Beth Prince
Posted by Mark Gupton at 5/19/2010 10:27 AM 
Categories: COPS and Safety, Traffic and Roads
Tags: neighborhood
Categories: COPS and Safety, Traffic and Roads
Tags: neighborhood
We should also include the people who speed excessively in our little subdivision. I saw a garbage truck (the brown one - Robertson?) and a SCHOOL BUS! going at least 45-50 mph. Not to mention the people who tailgate me when I go 25 (the posted speed limit).
Vernon
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Vernon,
Apparently some people think the four on thier speedometer is a two. Speeding has been a chronic issue in this neighborhood for 15 years. The only solution is speed humps, which get voted down every time it is brought up. Good luck with the tail gaters.
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Amen! Furthermore, the people who live on Oakwood Hills Dr, across the street from the stop sign, are continually parking IN THE INTERSECTION! Between them blocking the line of sight and people running the stop sign, someone is going to get hurt.
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As I stop on Overbend to turn left on Oakwood Hills, I have a hard time seeing to the right because of trees in the yard on the corner. Even though I don't run that stop sign, I do have to creep out to see up the hill to see if there is a car coming. This limited visibility is a problem at that stop sign.
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I have pulled out in front of cars coming down Oakwood hills because of the same issue. It is very hard to see around that tree on the corner. But, it looks like that tree has been trimmed now & so have the ones up by the pool. I would like to say Thanks to whoever cut those back.
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I recently pulled out in front of someone as I was turning left off of Overbend.I had actually stopped but I did not see the approaching car. I am ordinarily a considerate and careful driver, particularly in my own neighborhood. Because I drive the same route, multiple times daily, day in and day out, year after year, I imagine that the statistical probability of eventually running that stop sign, at least once, is considerable. I suspect that these types of driving infractions might increase proportionately with the frequency that the same route is driven without the driver ever seeing another car. Even if this is an infrequent occurrence per resident, when multiplying even a small number by all of the people who live on Overbend, one can easily understand how this street configuration can be problematic. Perhaps there should be a stop sign on Oakwood Hills as well as on Overbend. For now, my “yikes!” moment is still fresh so hopefully it will not happen again. My sincere apologies to my neighbor on Oakwood.
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