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<br />Et~ <br />River <br /> <br />Police Department <br /> <br />MEMORANDUM <br /> <br />FROM: <br /> <br />Terry Maurer <br />Jeffrey A. Beahen, Chief of Police <br /> <br />TO: <br /> <br />DATE: <br /> <br />1 2-30-04 <br /> <br />SUBJECT: <br /> <br />Zone Avenue <br /> <br />I have reviewed the street configuration on Zane by Wal-Mart and Home Dept, and I offer <br />these Public Safety comments. <br /> <br />The current road is designed for 30mph vehicular traffic and it has road calming curves and <br />angles in it. This helps keep the flow of traffic at or about the posted speed limit. <br /> <br />The consideration of a four lane roadway would have been more viable had the road been <br />straight, and access points all at right angles. This is not the case. Increasing the roadway to <br />four lanes gives the impression to motorists of a higher speed limit, encouraging motorists to <br />drive faster-speeds that the curved roadway can't handle. This creates the potential for more <br />accidents in this area-something we currendy do not have. <br /> <br />A three lane roadway offers the turn lanes, which allows traffic to continue on, avoiding <br />turning vehicles, while still maintaining the traffic calming effects of the current roadway <br />configuration. It is also, in my opinion, safer to turn across one driving lane versus two. A <br />four lane roadway has vehicles stopped and turning in the left driving lane, offering a visual <br />block to oncoming traffic in the far-right lane. A potential for more accidents and a factor in <br />many accidents where the four lane configuration is used. <br /> <br />The proposed three lane roadway is the basic arterial configuration utilized in most <br />communities in these types of retail developments. I strongly advocate that configuration <br />versus a four lane road. <br /> <br />Please contact me if you have any questions concerning this matter. <br />