To the editor:
We live at the five-way intersection at the corner of Bedford and Sandy Pond Road where Trapelo Road ends at at the planted watering trough. I totally agree with Barbara Slayter’ s observations and suggestions, particularly the second, of writing “stop” on the pavement parallel to the pedestrian path—the point from which the whole intersection can finally be seen. That step would be likely to solve the problem.
I hope the problem can be solved without additional vertical signage. Recent new signs around town have seemed excessively large and colorful.
Another dangerous element at the intersection, which I see often from my kitchen window, is cars exiting Sandy Pond Road via the left-hand side of the forked mouth of the road, sometimes very fast. The cars properly entering Sand Pond road zip in via the same fork fast. Perhaps arrows painted on the pavement indicating “in” and “out” (just arrows, not words) would reinforce the correct use of the fork.
Sincerely,
Gerry Lattimore
2 Bedford Road
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