What is the Most Dangerous Intersection in Dedham?
Let us know by posting a comment below and we'll put together a recap from your responses.
With so many people hitting the road this week for the Fourth of July holiday, it got us thinking: What is the most dangerous intersection in Dedham?
Do people ignore signs or speed limits at this intersection? Does it have potholes or poor lighting? Let us know what intersection you deem to be the least safe in Dedham by posting a comment below.
We'll post a recap of your answers on Friday.
Susan Webster
6:04 pm on Tuesday, July 3, 2012
East Street and Whiting/Eastern Ave. It really needs lights.
Andrea Nawabi
9:18 am on Wednesday, July 4, 2012
Allied Drive is dangerous for any commuter walking to/from the train.... there's no sidewalk, it's poorly lit, there's overgrown brush and fast cars.
Ward
11:36 am on Wednesday, July 4, 2012
East Whiting and Eastern Ave? Sure just what we need, another bottleneck. How about some police enforcement of the Stop Signs?
I know they are busy guarding the back of the old St Mary's parking lot, but perhaps that 'guarding' has merit. Dunno. To me it looks to be malingering or misfeasance, at best.
Suzanne
7:26 am on Thursday, July 5, 2012
Route 109 and Needham Street. Although there is a traffic light, cars coming from Boston ignore the light so cars turning onto Rt 109 from Needham St. have to be very careful even if they have the green light.
Jessica Porter
1:07 pm on Thursday, July 5, 2012
Bryant at Washington and Bryant at Eastern Ave - both are dangerous for cars and pedestrians alike
James Brown
10:51 am on Friday, July 6, 2012
Whiting and River Street is the worst intersection. So many cars don't stop at the stop sign when driving from Oakdale down River St. towards Hyde Park. The two new "humps" on Whiting are stupid. Something should be done about Whiting and River instead!
Ward
11:20 am on Friday, July 6, 2012
Speed bumps on Whiting? What ever happened to enforcement of speed? Stop the violators not all traffic.
Julie Nangle
9:18 am on Saturday, July 7, 2012
Wait...there are "humps" on Whiting? Not sure how I could have missed those. Seems at every intersection people like to play "follow the leader." The person in front of them goes...they follow. This is not a parade, folks. You stop and wait your turn like everyone else. Seems so simple...yet people make it so difficult. Then again...on occasion you will come to an intersection and people are just sitting there waiting...no one is going...did they fall asleep? GO ALREADY! But for God's sake, not at the same time. It's mind boggling. Scary....and mind boggling.
LC
9:49 am on Saturday, July 7, 2012
The Endicott Rotary! In MA, the law is that people in the rotary have the right of way, right? Why do people come bombing into it without even looking? There can't be THAT many out-of-state drivers on that little rotary! Pay attention and YIELD!
Also, the light in the middle of Dedham Square is a tough one. Not that it's dangerous, but it's certainly a cluster! Sitting at the light directly in front of the police station, you never know where your lane is...is the car in front of me going left? Right? Straight? I figure since I'm going straight I'll just wait in the middle....but then the car on my left decides to go straight too....now we are side swiping each other to get through the light. Ugh! The other 3 sides of this stop light aren't any fun either!
Michael Hardiman
9:31 am on Sunday, July 8, 2012
East street at Whiting/Eastern Ave.....
PLEASE DON'T WAIT FOR A CHILD TO GET RUN DOWN TO PUT A LIGHT THERE!!!!
ACT DON'T REACT!
Ward
10:44 am on Sunday, July 8, 2012
Enforcement of current controls (stop signs) at East Whiting and Eastern not *more* controls (another red light).
Russell S.
1:03 pm on Monday, July 9, 2012
Elm Street and Washington Street. That intersection has way too much going on and nobosy understands the lights (especially those who are coming and going from Highland Street)