HomeMy WebLinkAbout03-13-19 Public Comment - C. Lind - South 19th Avenue Traffic Hazard1
Robin Crough
From: Web Admin
Sent: Wednesday, March 13, 2019 8:40 AM
To: Agenda
Subject: FW: South 19th traffic hazard - Web Feedback
Categories: Public Comment
From: Chandra Lind <chandralind@gmail.com>
Sent: Tuesday, March 12, 2019 6:00 PM
To: Web Admin <webadmin@BOZEMAN.NET>
Subject: South 19th traffic hazard
Hello,
I am not normally one to complain, in fact, this is the first time I've ever tried to contact a public office like
yours. However, in the past four days I have been in two very close calls in the same area of south 19th, both
due to the same problem. The second south-bound lane of 19th becomes a turning lane at the Stucky
intersection. Drivers either don't know that the lane is ending, presume that their driving lane continues and then
barrel into the middle lane, or, alternatively, they are trying to beat traffic by merging late without checking
their blind spots. This bottleneck has been an issue since the lane was created, but it's so much worse now given
the volume of traffic through that area.
Twice this week while driving in the south bound lane I have ended up with a driver in error at my passenger
door while the driver behind me has had to pull into the median to avoid rear ending me. I consider myself a
cautious driver and always anticipate that other drivers will be stupid and unpredictable, which is the only
reason the other drivers didn't run me over. I have come to the conclusion that there is simply no way that I can
be safe while driving through that intersection. The second lane must be built to connect on the other side of
Grace Bible Church. I know Bozeman prefers developers to pay for such improvements, but that intersection is
simply too dangerous to wait. I assume your department keeps a list of intersections that require prompt
improvement. Please add the intersection of Stucky and 19th to your list immediately.
In the meantime, I am going to invest in a dash cam.
Thank you,
Chandra Lind