Saturday, July 28, 2012

Safety concern in Springfield Gardens


From CBS 2:

Residents who live on 185th Street near 143rd Avenue in Springfield Gardens, Queens describe their neighborhood as a racetrack.

They told CBS 2′s Hazel Sanchez on Wednesday that cars whip around a dangerous, two-way curve, with no idea about what may come from the other direction.

There is a school and two day care centers located on 185th Street, and locals said they are surprised that a human has not been seriously hurt yet.

Donovan Richards, a spokesperson from City Councilman Sanders’ office, is now demanding that the Department of Transportation install speed bumps, traffic lights or signs.

4 comments:

Anonymous said...

This was going on in the 1960s. Amazing.

Todd said...

My great-aunt lived 2 blocks over on a similar S-curve. This has been an issue for years. Why are people acting surprised now?

Anonymous said...

Wait, I thought bike lanes were the problem.

Anonymous said...

On 183 street & 140 Ave rout where the Q 85 runs there are numerous accidents. Since there are no lights from Springfield Blvd to Farmers Blvd and only stops signs at Bedell ,184 & 183 sts. all which filters onto 140 Ave. Maybe red flashing lights may help??