Letter to the Editor - August 18, 2016

Nighttime visibility at Seven Farms and Daniel Island Drives needs to improve

It seems only a matter of time before a human tragedy occurs during evening hours on our main street (Seven Farms Drive) between the fire station and the church corner. Around 9 pm Saturday evening, a young family was crossing the road between Orlando’s and the Episcopal Church corner. The adult was standing in the middle of the traffic lane and we almost struck him! Thankfully, we were able to stop in time and no one was traveling behind us. They were barely visible in the dark and NOT in a crosswalk, which is just a few yards down on the corner.

With the poor street lighting, I don’t think pedestrians realize how hard it is to see them crossing the street, especially when there are the bright lights from the oncoming traffic reflecting on a car’s windshield. I shudder to think how their lives, as well as our lives, could have changed in an instant! The family proceeded to cross in the poor visibility even as there were a great many cars traveling toward them.

We would like to suggest much stronger street lighting along Seven Farms Drive, as well as police enforcement of pedestrians to use the designated crosswalks (especially during the evening hours). We realize the City of Charleston has already taken steps to make the street safer by adding the crosswalks and lowering the speed limit, but the nighttime visibility is still a serious safety issue.

Eno & Stan Cleveringa Daniel Island

Daniel Island Publishing

225 Seven Farms Drive
Unit 108
Daniel Island, SC 29492 

Office Number: 843-856-1999
Fax Number: 843-856-8555

 

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