Description
The Waterhouse/Lyman intersection is extremely dangerous and getting worse by the day. Cars driving south on Waterhouse merge into Lyman at an insane rate of speed. After this intersection there is nothing to slow the traffic down. They continue to accelerate down Lyman, down the hill without any chance of stopping to avoid pedestrians, like the ones at the Dimond Park they are speeding past.
We need a three way stop with a big cement barrier as indicated in this photo in blue. This would force southbound traffic to stop in a south east facing direction. To then make a 90 degree turn to the right down Lyman. This should be followed up by two speed bumps down Lyman before the decline at the top of the park.
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4 Comments
Acknowledged City of Oakland (Verified Official)
Motorhead (Registered User)
Suzanne D (Registered User)
Mari (Registered User)
Dear DOT and the city of Oakland,
I think the image in Issue ID: 8336936 can be done relatively easily. If the city doesn't want poor cement and make an island type thing on the corner, they can just put those plastic pole things that are inserted in the ground.
While people in our neighborhood haven't commented here, everyone has confirmed the fact that this intersection is very dangerous and many accidents have occurred. This should no longer be about if safety measures are necessary, but what safety measure are possible. If DOT still requires evidence, I will go door to door to collect it, but I would hope that it doesn't come to that.
Please, we need this fixed before one of us is killed. Many of us have small children here, and I implore you to consider what we go through and fear.