Ashley from UK |
06-28-2025 05:56 AM |
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Originally Posted by Rainger99
(Post 2441502)
I saw an article about upcoming traffic changes to Morse and Chitty Chatty. Apparently they are going to put in a directional median opening.
Does anyone have any details as to what that will be?? How will that impact people entering or leaving Chitty Chatty?
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Looking at the proposed plans the author has included a fraudian slip.... refer to the plans in Appendix C eg. the author is anticipating a car crash!!!!
Debate in CC is that the proposed option is the worst idea... maybe that was the intent all along. Actually the only financially viable option is to do nothing for now.
In 2022 there was only one crash at the junction and one in 2023. In 2024 there were 4 (per the report, page 5). Two crashes were just before the CC junction and two after. So let's see if this increases once Walmarts opens, and then re-assess... Which in reality, is potentially the best option for now.
So lets think of the practicality of the recomended solution here. A person exiting Chitty Chatty must, from 0MPH accelerate to 45MPH, cross into the fast lane and hit the brakes as they arrive at the Fire Station entrance to perform a U Turn in just 0.19 miles (1017 feet).... And nobody is expecting an increase in accidents here? No disrespect - but lets face it... most residents are old and their reaction times are not those of a teenager at a drag strip....
Oh one other point to mention is that CC residents have no feeder lane in the proposed plans, and the speed limit on this section is 45 MPH (reality its far higher). So residents will need to accelerate and wheel spin out the junction to reach the 55MPH (min) that everyone else will be doing at the section of the road...
Hence refer again to the proposed plans in section C of the report... has the car on Warm Springs stopped to let out a CC resident (location of 2 accidents in 2024) or will it hit the accelerating CC resident after they have exited from CC (location of 2 accidents in 2024)? What's the stopping distance of a car doing 55 MPH when it sees the CC resident who has just exited CC?
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