[Winona] traffic on Pelzer

[Vicki Englich]

[Winona Online Democracy]

Love the response to this topic!

Unfortunatley, I don't have any constructive ideas about the re-route, 
but I do have a response to something Bob said about how the truck 
traffic is "working" on Sarnia to Main St. As a member of that  
residential neighborhood whose house borders Sarnia St., I must say 
that I don't believe it is working. Those trucks fly down the street in 
a 30 mile per hour zone! In addition, there are always several serious 
accidents each year involving trucks at the intersection of Sarnia and 
Main, as the drivers turn right onto Main. Sometimes the truck driver 
doesn't correctly estimate the space needed to turn. Sometimes drivers 
in cars turning right do not realize that trucks to the left of them 
are also turning right. This is a hazardous situation in my opinion 
based upon what I have seen.

I've always wondered why the trucks are not allowed to follow Mankato 
to Broadway, turn left there, and then proceed down Broadway. I 
understand that they follow Highway 43, but Mankato is wider; a left 
onto Broadway is easier than a right from Sarnia to Main; Broadway is, 
in fact, broader than Sarnia; and you have nowhere near the pedestrian 
traffic that Main St. has.

I also find that many drivers use the bicycle lanes to pass on the 
right, which is extremely risky in a residential neighborhood with 
children. Isn't it illegal to pass on the right?

I'm happy that we will be getting some much needed overpasses and 
improvements, but traffic is a tricky issue. I'm trying to drive less 
and walk and cycle more. Would anyone like to join me in that resolve?

Vicki Englich

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