A recent rise in traffic fatalities has lead to a safety audit of Lynes Parkway in Savannah, GA.
The February 22 crash, which claimed the lives of a young Brooklet couple, was the latest in a series of fatal collisions to plague the I-516 stretch between Veterans Parkway and Montgomery Street. Last August, a 16-year-old girl was killed in the same area. In just slightly over one year, that section of Lynes Parkway has seen five fatalities and 129 crashes, according to Savannah-Chatham Police.
Capt. Philip Reilley warned Savannah Morning News that most accidents occur at the curve where Veterans Parkway exits onto Lynes Parkway.
"What we're seeing is there are a larege number of people traveling toward Savannah, and once they make that curve they're coming up on cars that are backed up from Montgomery Street and DeRenne Avenue, and they also come up on a merge lane with Veterans Parkway. The higher the speed, the more of a surprise it is."
Many of the accidents between 2008-13 occurred when roads were wet. Just last August, a 16-year-old girl was killed in this stretch under rainy conditions.
Mike Weiner, of Savannah's Traffic Engineering Department, is now working with the Georgia Department of Transportation to begin a safety audit of the highway. The audit will be performed by an independent team, comprised of members from different areas of Georgia.
Auditors will look at several safety measures for the area, possibly including guard rails, signage and advisories for speed, wet roadways, and sudden stops.
In the meantime, Capt. Reiley reminds drivers, "the most obvious way to reduce collisions on Lynes Parkway is for motorists to slow down."
Please drive safely, buckle up and avoid distractions -- particularly on rainy spring days!
Source: http://www.georgialegalreport.com/2013/04/soaring-traffic-fatalities-lea.html
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