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Speeding on Broadlands Blvd - I took action!

Discussion in 'Broadlands Community Issues' started by Mr Rogers, Oct 13, 2012.

  1. Mr Rogers

    Mr Rogers Active Member

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    The cars come down that hill way too fast! I would estimate the average over 50 mph. Taking the right from Chickacoan onto Broadlands is quite hazardous with limited visability due to the curve of the road. Let's not even talk about trying to walk across to Clydes.

    I contacted VDOT to review the speed limit. They will be conducting a study.

    BTW, lowering the limit to 35 mph will add about 10-11 seconds to travel the length of Broadlands Blvd from Belmont Ridge to Claiborne. It will give those merging/crossing and additional 1.3 seconds.
     
  2. lilpea

    lilpea Member

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    Mr. Rogers - It's great you contacted VDOT. I would suggestion two additional things:

    1) Complete this e-form for the Loudoun County Sheriff's traffic division...I would suggest that you send it to as many neighbors and have them fill out the form too. Squeaky wheel gets more patrol cars posted to monitor.

    http://loudoun.vhost.vipnet.org/sheriff/complaint.htm

    2) Contact Supervisor Williams office (I would be happy to contact my POC in his office). Williams has been incredibly responsive and typically when his office gets involved both VDOT & LCSD tend to address the issue in a more complete manner.
     
  3. KTdid

    KTdid Well-Known Member

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    The same can be said for entering/exiting Claiborne Parkway. There's less than a mile between Waxpool/Claiborne and Broadlands Blvd (and Hillside Elementary no less), yet the speed limit is 45mph. Many times there are cars trying to make the green light across Waxpool traveling well over 50mph.
     
  4. flynnibus

    flynnibus Well-Known Member Forum Staff

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    35mph? just what we need... another 4 lane, divided highway set so slow that it basically becomes a cash register for the LoCo Sheriff.

    4 lane divided highways people...
     
  5. latka

    latka Active Member

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    I actually agree with flynnibus although, it hurts to do so. 45 mph is appropriate for that road. I use Chickacoan to Broadlands Blvd daily without a problem with visibility.
     
  6. andrewhoya

    andrewhoya New Member

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    I agree with the two above. Its going to turn into Truro, where you are basically flooring the brake going down the hill to go 35. Its not like the majority of the people go 35 on it, but that's besides the point.
     
  7. beahmer

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    ^^^ Agree with those above^^^ Why do people feel that these big roads need to be speed limited... 45 is not that fast.

    Ugh - the sheriff already writes tickets right and left to the neighbors around here...
     
  8. flynnibus

    flynnibus Well-Known Member Forum Staff

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    'visibility' - just how much traffic are you dealing with on this road? I have a hard time finding ANY other car on the road, let alone worry about finding a gap to pull out into.
     
  9. cobymom

    cobymom Sheila Ryan

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    I disagree; if you're already going 35 on Truro, all you have to do is coast down the hill with little need to apply your brakes. The speed limit should be a uniform 40mph on Truro Parish/Waxpool, in my opinion. A higher speed limit just encourages more reckless driving by people who think that 10 mph over the speed limit is acceptable. We don't need people driving 55mph through the neighborhood. It is still a residential area, with more homes being built by the day, and kids walking to or from school on weekdays crossing Waxpool....
     
  10. andrewhoya

    andrewhoya New Member

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    Nope- the momentum applied on the gas pedal going 35 up that hill would result in going about 50-55 on a flat surface. So, when traveling on the flat surface and then going downhill, you do have to brake in order to keep yourself from going 60+ downhill. If you go 35 downhill on those curves you'll have your bumper ripped off by every other car that goes 45-50, which is a much better speed for that portion of road. There is no trail or street that intersects with the downhill portion of the road until after it flattens out for a bit.

    I don't know if I've ever seen a car go 35 on Truro in either direction. Busses go 40+ down the hill.
     
  11. cobymom

    cobymom Sheila Ryan

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    I drive that road 2-3 times a day, and I just need to take my foot off the gas pedal at the top of the hill and coast down while possibly touching the brakes 1-2 times, so I know it's feasible to drive down Truro Parish at the legal speed limit without "flooring the brake." I've also experienced people that feel free to treat that street as if it's a Nascar speedway. Allowing other drivers' speeding to influence your behavior is no excuse to break the law by speeding down Truro Parish, or any other road.
     
  12. andrewhoya

    andrewhoya New Member

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    We must be driving cars with different engine powers, then.

    Is there even a speed limit sign between Belmont and Glebe View? Maybe there is and I just ignore it since I'm on it 4 times a day. If not, couldn't somebody play dumb about not knowing the speed limit and go 55, which is the usual speed of a divided 4 lane road?
     
  13. Mr Rogers

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    There are not a lot of cars, my friend. But with 250 yards of visability, that gives cars coming off chickacoan 1.5 seconds to accelerate to 45, never mind the 55 that is very common. Also, there is the time to decide. I literally cannot see the cars coming down the "highway" until they are too close for me to get on the road. (Not everyone drives a "Z")

    And who builds a 4 lane divided highway that is just over one mile long? I don't get THAT!
     
  14. Mr Rogers

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    Actually, if you take your foot off the accelerator, it is a factor of drag and mass, not horsepower. Horsepower only has an effect when the accelerator is depressed.
     
  15. Mr Rogers

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    Why do "people" feel the need? Did you read my original post?

    Because:
    1) I cannot enter Broadlands Blvd safely off of Chickacoan due to limited visibility.
    2) I cannot safely cross Broadlands Blvd in the crosswalk at Chickacoan.

    Very few people are actually driving the posted 45 mph. If they DID, there would be less reason to reduce the limit.

    And actually, I don't think that the sheriff is writing all that many tickets. I have lived here for 11 years. Never got one myself and very infrequently see the blue lights going.
     
  16. andrewhoya

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    If there aren't many cars, then any car that is coming when you pull out would have the opportunity to switch lanes to allow you time to speed up. It is just like merging on a highway. Move to the left lane to allow people to come in.
    Devils advocate.

    So, the speed limit should be changed because YOU cannot enter/walk across safely? There are plenty of people who can do it easily. If you have to put a little hop in your step to get across, then woo hoo. You get a nice dinner at Clydes as well as a mini work-out. Its a 2 in 1!
     
  17. T8erman

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    So it is the speeders who "mostly" make it difficult to turn or cross at this intersection? Why change the speed limit then? Speeders will most likely still speed down that hill.
     
  18. cobymom

    cobymom Sheila Ryan

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    The speed limit of 35mph is clearly posted beyond the intersection of Glebe View and Truro Parish and at the entrance to Truro Parish from Belmont Ridge Road. I was always told ignorance of the law is not an excuse, but you could probably go to traffic court and get the fine and points reduced if you got a speeding ticket and decided to go that route.
     
  19. andrewhoya

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    You're correct- I've just never noticed it.
     
  20. Mr. Linux

    Mr. Linux Senior Member & Moderator Forum Staff

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    Wait, one of the reasons you want the speed limit LOWERED is because very few people are currently driving at or below the current 45mph speed limit? :huh:
     

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