FRANK GERAGHTY
Paramus NJ, impatient drivers coming out of Stevens Court, Paramus every day who want to go east bound on Ridgewood Avenue take a chance & dash across in front of west bound traffic on Ridgewood Avenue and then slot into east bound traffic (see photo). This works most of the time but not always. I saw a car quickly cross & enter east bound traffic during rush hours from Stevens Court get hit on right side by van changing lanes to let a car out on his right ahead of him coming from Paramus Firehouse Lane, he must have thought the car from Stevens Court dropped from the sky.
I later visited Stevens Court and was shocked to see only a STOP SIGN. While I was there I saw a local delivery man drive in and out making a u-turn. He told me if he gets a ticket he will fight it and win. In the fall of this year a huge 40 acre new Valley Hospital just a half mile away opens up, traffic will multiply big time with very busy workers, patients, ambulances & police etc.
I suggest a — RIGHT TURN ONLY — or— NO LEFT TURN— sign strategically placed next to the STOP SIGN at Stevens Court for all drivers to see. If this is implemented my suggestion will prevent accidents & perhaps save another stranger that I may pass on the street from serious injury just like my suggestions have done over the past half century.
Totally agree. It’s bad enough trying to make a right turn out of that street, much less a left turn.
I can’t tell where that is exactly but having the town paint a double line will let the driver know that it’s a moving violation.