The city finally blinked and agreed to install that light at the truck stop which is just wild to even type out loud. I keep thinking about how much safer that stretch of road is going to be for everyone driving home at night because you all stuck with me …
March 4, 2007
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Reached 250 supporters
January 19, 2007
January 19, 2007
I really never thought this would gain this much steam but here we are and people are actually finally talking about that dangerous intersection. It is honestly overwhelming how many of you reached out about your own close calls because it just proves that we are talking about a real problem that needs a fix before anything else happens.
Reached 100 supporters
January 18, 2007
9 Comments
WAY too much traffic for there to be no signal. Fix this before someone else gets hurt.
PLEASE put a light in there. I live right by the station and am honestly scared to pull out onto the road.
Need a traffic light at that truck stop entrance asap. Seen way to many near misses there.
I avoid that stretch of M40 whenever I can. It is dangerous.
That intersection is a death trap. I drive it every day for work and its only a matter of time before another bad wreck happens.
I concur with the Petition for a change to be made on M40, Holland.
accidents of this nature have been happening for decades at this location...statistics should be looked at for at least the last 40 years..my cousin's husband (john McMullen) was killed under the exact same circumstances...early morning on his way home from work and a semi pulled out in front of him right in front of the truck stop...he didn't have a chance...I believe this was in the 1980's...then in the 90's, my eldest son rear-ended a semi pulling out of the 'ENTRANCE' driveway (probably because, at that time, it was 20 yards closer to the highway)..my son clipped the right rear corner of the semi trailer as he swerved to avoid the truck which never stopped before it entered the m-40 roadway..my son, who was on his way to work on the midnight shift, spent the night in the hospital for observation..the out-of-state truck driver was sent on his way and was never charged (even though he never stopped before he pulled out-he claimed he never saw my son's car)..my son, however, was ticketed by the idiot Holland officer who said he didn't have his vehicle under control..my son was doing the speed limit and had his seatbelt fastened...the ticket was thrown out immediately by the prosecutors office...the officer was not reprimanded and the truck driver went on his merry way...my son's car was totaled...quit putting the burden of responsibility for these horrific accidents on the driving public...we have a right to expect our roadways to be safe...if we are driving the posted speed limit, we shouldn't have to worry about these truck drivers who are literally getting away with negligent homicide because they either don't want to stop, down shift, or just assume drivers will stop because the trucks are bigger...the driving public has been losing this battle against the semis at this location for years...it is time for the state to step in and do the job it has been shirking...it should have been done many years ago...how many more people have to die or be maimed? shame on
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The city finally blinked and agreed to install that light at the truck stop which is just wild to even type out loud. I keep thinking about how much safer that stretch of road is going to be for everyone driving home at night because you all stuck with me …
March 4, 2007
Final supporters
Updates
Reached 250 supporters
January 19, 2007
January 19, 2007
I really never thought this would gain this much steam but here we are and people are actually finally talking about that dangerous intersection. It is honestly overwhelming how many of you reached out about your own close calls because it just proves that we are talking about a real problem that needs a fix before anything else happens.
Reached 100 supporters
January 18, 2007
9 Comments
A light or a lower speed limit is needed immediately. Its just not safe anymore.
WAY too much traffic for there to be no signal. Fix this before someone else gets hurt.
PLEASE put a light in there. I live right by the station and am honestly scared to pull out onto the road.
Need a traffic light at that truck stop entrance asap. Seen way to many near misses there.
I avoid that stretch of M40 whenever I can. It is dangerous.
That intersection is a death trap. I drive it every day for work and its only a matter of time before another bad wreck happens.
I concur with the Petition for a change to be made on M40, Holland.
accidents of this nature have been happening for decades at this location...statistics should be looked at for at least the last 40 years..my cousin's husband (john McMullen) was killed under the exact same circumstances...early morning on his way home from work and a semi pulled out in front of him right in front of the truck stop...he didn't have a chance...I believe this was in the 1980's...then in the 90's, my eldest son rear-ended a semi pulling out of the 'ENTRANCE' driveway (probably because, at that time, it was 20 yards closer to the highway)..my son clipped the right rear corner of the semi trailer as he swerved to avoid the truck which never stopped before it entered the m-40 roadway..my son, who was on his way to work on the midnight shift, spent the night in the hospital for observation..the out-of-state truck driver was sent on his way and was never charged (even though he never stopped before he pulled out-he claimed he never saw my son's car)..my son, however, was ticketed by the idiot Holland officer who said he didn't have his vehicle under control..my son was doing the speed limit and had his seatbelt fastened...the ticket was thrown out immediately by the prosecutors office...the officer was not reprimanded and the truck driver went on his merry way...my son's car was totaled...quit putting the burden of responsibility for these horrific accidents on the driving public...we have a right to expect our roadways to be safe...if we are driving the posted speed limit, we shouldn't have to worry about these truck drivers who are literally getting away with negligent homicide because they either don't want to stop, down shift, or just assume drivers will stop because the trucks are bigger...the driving public has been losing this battle against the semis at this location for years...it is time for the state to step in and do the job it has been shirking...it should have been done many years ago...how many more people have to die or be maimed? shame on
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A light or a lower speed limit is needed immediately. Its just not safe anymore.