A car rolled-over on Forrest Drive yesterday afternoon according to a blurb in the Morning Call (read it here).
The accident was at the intersection of West North Street.
A reader emailed indicating this is the fourth accident in the area over the past year.
2 comments:
We're not talking 4 fender benders--- check out the details of the four accidents--I know because they all occurred in front of my house:
1.motorcyclist on his back and cycle on its side in the middle of the road---cyclist injured and bike needed to be towed
2.car takes out my mailbox and ends up in the next door neighbors yard after rolling and landing atop an enormous boulder about 15 feet in circumference
3. car hits my front curb,breaks axle and loses tire
4. yesterdays accident-- car rolled and landed in neighbors driveway on its roof after destroying much of his yard
all 4 accidents extensive enough to require the vehicle to be towed and yet we still have no posted speed limit on forest dr---
city council members/ officers reading this?
I laid my motorcycle down while heading south on Forest Drive about 20 years ago...I wasn't speeding either. That road has a bend in that you cannot see while coming over the small hill. The day I crashed my bike, there was a softball game at the Holy Family field and cars were parked down Mountain Lane and onto Forest Drive. Since I typically ride closer to the shoulder than center line, I was shocked when I came over the hill and and there were cars parked along the bend of the road directly in my path. I was unfamiliar with the road at the time and feel my accident could have been avoided with proper signs along that turn.
Although I wasn't speeding and I merely laid my bike down to avoid hitting a car, I can imagine a speeding car or motorcycle could be a huge safety concern for local residents. I agree with Kelley and think that this is a prime location for a speed bump as well as a sign.
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