Monday, August 07, 2000
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City won't install mirrors
By Walt Schaefer
The Cincinnati Enquirer
Question: I live on Empress-Lawler Avenue off Delta Avenue in Mount Lookout. Making a left or right turn onto Delta is dangerous and difficult because of the parked cars on Delta. Would the city install a reflector/mirror across the street to allow drivers to see oncoming traffic without having to pull halfway onto Delta? —
J. Goldfarb, Mount Lookout
Answer: Cincinnati Traffic Engineer Steve Bailey said city policy forbids installation of such mirrors on the public right of way as a means of improving visibility. Experience shows that mirrors are often jarred loose or pushed out of focus. They frequently become the targets of vandals.
The city does provide parking restrictions in areas where visibility is hindered, and the traffic engineering department will review parking at this location to determine whether additional parking restrictions are warranted to improve drivers' line of sight, Mr. Bailey said.
Q: There is a problem on Settle Road in Madisonville between Murray and Haley avenues. The road drops into a dip and trees are heavy on each side of the road. When you approach the dip drivers cannot see traffic from the other side. This makes for a very dangerous situation because the road is narrow. Can the trees be cut back? — Sam & Dorothy Monterosso, Madisonville
A: Mr. Bailey said the location will be inspected for line of sight, and if driver vision is impaired by the heavy trees they will be trimmed.
Q: Are there plans for left-turn arrows at the intersection of Main and B streets in Hamilton? — Josh Wentz,
Hamilton
A: Hamilton City Engineer Kris Butterfield said a traffic analysis at this intersection was just completed, and traffic counts do not warrant left-turn arrows. Also, the study indicates the left-turn arrow sequence would reduce traffic flow on Main Street by 40 percent, he said.
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