To the editor:
I am a resident of Lincoln living on Trapelo Road near the five-way intersection and have negotiated that intersection several times a day for most of the past 25 years. I can attest to the difficulties of doing so despite the fact that each of the streets has a stop sign with an additional sign indicating “five-way” stop. The two streets posing the most difficulty are Weston Road and Trapelo Road since drivers emerging from either street cannot easily see a vehicle from the other until they are actually in the intersection.
The safety issue is, of course, paramount, but I also agree with those who do not want to mar the beauty and historic presence of the watering trough (now garden) at the center of the intersection by placing a stop sign right by it. Why not consider the following:
- An additional sign attached to the same pole below the “stop” that says “proceed with caution.” If those were placed on both Trapelo Road and Weston Road stop signs, I should think their presence would slow down impetuous drivers as they enter the intersection. All other drivers can readily see each other.
- Alternatively, or in addition, one might have writing on the street pavement (similar to Waltham’s annoying arrows on Main Street!) further into the intersection on Trapelo Road and paralleling the pedestrian walkway guidelines, saying “pause here” or simply “stop.”
Sincerely,
Barbara Slayter
7 Trapelo Road
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