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This intersection is extremely dangerous. High hedges, blocked traffic lights by trees, and no signs indicating that drivers need to be aware, make this intersection a common place for frequent accidents. I have posted this before but unfortunately it is now because my daughter and i were involved in an accident for the very reasons I have been complaining about.
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I wrote a brief article in the GPRA newsletter about this intersection over a year ago, before the tree branches had grown out once again to partially block the stoplight when coming north on Chamberlayne.
The gist of my article was that since the stoplight sequence was changed a few years ago, allowing rush hour traffic on Chamberlayne to have very long green lights, some vehicles are travelling at speeds well in excess of 35 mph. Also, the very short green lights for Westwood at rush hour have resulted in drivers on Westwood taking more chances in crossing Chamberlayne.
A real breakthrough on the issue of this dangerous intersection, (and so many others in the city), is for the city to join other cities in the US and Europe in setting lower speed limits and strictly enforcing them with stiff fines. In Oslo, for instance, the speed on roads like Chamberlayne is 30 mph and you can be fined for going 31. Pedestrians also have strictly controlled right of way. Some US cities are adopting these safety policies.
This also has the effect of making travel for vulnerable people, (pedestrians and bicyclists, eg. ) much safer.