Observation
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Observation
I made an interesting observation today, or at least I thought it was interesting. I was sitting beside Weston Auto Body and there is a stop sign coming from Middleton Road toward downtown Wolfeboro. I saw probably 75 cars go through there and not one came to a stop unless there was a car coming up Rte. 28. They didn't even come to a rolling stop. I thought two things. Either the cops could collect a lot of money there, or it should be a yield sign instead of a stop sign. To tell the truth, I was pretty surprised.
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Heading towards town, 75 cars is a LOT of traffic...
You'd need to give me a chaise lounge chair and a big supply of beer for me to count for so long!
But I understand why a full stop is actually more hazardous than a "roll-through". The speed limit is 30-MPH through there northbound, and everybody is going 40+. Some days, it's streaming (as well as "steaming"), with boat trailers and huge trucks blasting through. A "Yield" sign would likely encourage even more roll-throughs.
You'd need to give me a chaise lounge chair and a big supply of beer for me to count for so long!
But I understand why a full stop is actually more hazardous than a "roll-through". The speed limit is 30-MPH through there northbound, and everybody is going 40+. Some days, it's streaming (as well as "steaming"), with boat trailers and huge trucks blasting through. A "Yield" sign would likely encourage even more roll-throughs.
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It wasn't very long. You would be surprised. Maybe 20 minutes. The amount of traffic surprised me almost as much as the stopping issue. That is a VERY busy corner!
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Which direction did they head WHL?
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They headed from Middleton Road to Wolfeboro, at least almost all of them did I think.
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Did you see how Middleton Road was named as a "Gate Way" into our town?
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News Hawk wrote:Perahps that was to help Middleton, which could use all the help it can get!
Why at our expense?
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I am with ya' on that, fsh. I think a lot of people use it as a shortcut sometimes too, instead of going 28/11 to Rochester. I know we do once in a while.
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