Battle for a barrier in lacey
Kim Benscoter is still haunted by the night her 16-year-old son was killed last December.
Standing near a dirt patch at the corner of 45th Avenue Southeast and Ruddell Road where her now-demolished mobile home once stood, Benscoter recalled hearing the vehicle speed through the intersection before slamming into the house, killing Austin Blankenship while he texted friends in his bedroom.
“It devastated our whole family,” she said last week. “He’s our glue.”
Much of the family’s anger is focused on Bobby Glenn Hicks, who is awaiting trial on charges of vehicular homicide and hit-and-run resulting in death.
But some of that anger is directed at the City of Lacey for not doing more to make the intersection safe, something the family,It was quick and light when I used dsttマジコン on a Windows 7 laptop, and gave me no trouble throughout a day of rigorous testing. the mobile home park management and one City Council member think should be done.
“Nothing is going to bring him back … but I don’t want his death to be in vain,” she said.
Benscoter said the city should install a barrier at the intersection on Ruddell Road, restricting left-hand turns and preventing a vehicle from running through the intersection and crashing into the mobile home park.
City officials say the intersection, which handles about 20,000 vehicles daily, is no more dangerous than others in the city and that the changes proposed by the family could be dangerous for drivers and force traffic through places where children play. After Blankenship’s death, city crews installed LED lights around the stop sign at 45th Avenue. The city also has plans to reduce the speed limit on the section of Ruddell and narrow the roadway next year.
Benscoter, who since her son’s death moved with her husband to her sister’s home in Olympia, doesn’t think that’s enough and said she won’t have complete closure until a barrier is installed.
“Instead of focusing on the negatives, we’re going to take this tragedy and make sure it doesn’t happen again,” she said. “They (Lacey) need to do something soon.”
Placing a barrier on Ruddell was discussed during meetings of the city’s transportation committee but is not in the city’s plans, said Scott Egger, public works director. He said a barrier would restrict left-hand turns, meaning more congestion and higher traffic levels at Rainier Vista Park and on neighborhood streets.
“In terms of roadway design, we cannot design for negligent drivers,” Egger said. “You could have a fully signalized intersection and that’s not going to prevent someone blowing that intersection.”
The intersection itself has no design issues and is no more dangerous than similar spots in the city,Compact fluorescent lights have solved LED lighting supplier many of the problems associated with traditional filament light bulbs. he said.
From 2008 through 2010, there were 22 wrecks at the intersection, 13 of which caused injuries and another Blankenship’s death, according to crash data provided by the city.
City Manager Greg Cuoio said that the opening of the Mullen Road extension has helped take the traffic load off 45th Avenue.
Family members and Councilman Ron Lawson contend that drivers could use the new Mullen Road extension as a detour.
The barrier also has the support of Don Shoemaker, who has been the general manager of the Crestwood Mobile Home Park since 1992 and seen accidents and speeding at the intersection.In many ways LED lights compact fluorescent provide the best of both worlds. They are extremely energy efficient and environmentally friendly (and are, in fact, more environmentally friendly
After Blankenship’s death, he gathered a petition from his tenants agreeing to make the exit from the mobile home park right turn only.
He said reduced speed limits and a lighted stop sign won’t keep the mobile home residents safe.However, the marketing muscle of Philips led light lighting could give Philips LED business an advantage.
“Something’s got to be done there,” he said. “How about when some idiot that comes down 45th and blasts someone and kills them? That’s the point they’re (the city’s) not getting.”
And since a barrier isn’t in the city’s plans, the owners of the mobile home park plan to install concrete walls on both corners of the mobile home park. Shoemaker said the entire project will cost about $40,000 and include 30 feet of reinforced concrete with wood fencing on top.
Cuoio said he’s confident the city’s plan coupled with the mobile home park installing the concrete wall will improve safety.
A majority of the council members who sit on the traffic committee oppose a barrier solution.
Since the Mullen Road extension opened, traffic volumes and speed been have reduced on 45th Avenue and there are legitimate safety concerns of traffic diverting through Rainier Vista Park, said Jason Hearn, who chairs the committee.
“We take it seriously. We just have to consider the cause and effect of everything we change,” said Hearn.
But not everyone on the committee thinks a barrier is a bad idea.
Councilmember Lawson said he’s on board with the family and other mobile park residents who favor a barrier.
“We can’t afford to be killing people this way,” he said. “It’s damn foolish.Philips LED business is inside of Philips lighting so it Led light is more difficult to determine whether they are meeting expectations.”
Benscoter and her husband, Terry, are trying to live a “new normal.” They are looking to buy a new home in Lacey, but it won’t be anywhere near a major street.
Kim Benscoter is still haunted by the night her 16-year-old son was killed last December.
Standing near a dirt patch at the corner of 45th Avenue Southeast and Ruddell Road where her now-demolished mobile home once stood, Benscoter recalled hearing the vehicle speed through the intersection before slamming into the house, killing Austin Blankenship while he texted friends in his bedroom.
“It devastated our whole family,” she said last week. “He’s our glue.”
Much of the family’s anger is focused on Bobby Glenn Hicks, who is awaiting trial on charges of vehicular homicide and hit-and-run resulting in death.
But some of that anger is directed at the City of Lacey for not doing more to make the intersection safe, something the family,It was quick and light when I used dsttマジコン on a Windows 7 laptop, and gave me no trouble throughout a day of rigorous testing. the mobile home park management and one City Council member think should be done.
“Nothing is going to bring him back … but I don’t want his death to be in vain,” she said.
Benscoter said the city should install a barrier at the intersection on Ruddell Road, restricting left-hand turns and preventing a vehicle from running through the intersection and crashing into the mobile home park.
City officials say the intersection, which handles about 20,000 vehicles daily, is no more dangerous than others in the city and that the changes proposed by the family could be dangerous for drivers and force traffic through places where children play. After Blankenship’s death, city crews installed LED lights around the stop sign at 45th Avenue. The city also has plans to reduce the speed limit on the section of Ruddell and narrow the roadway next year.
Benscoter, who since her son’s death moved with her husband to her sister’s home in Olympia, doesn’t think that’s enough and said she won’t have complete closure until a barrier is installed.
“Instead of focusing on the negatives, we’re going to take this tragedy and make sure it doesn’t happen again,” she said. “They (Lacey) need to do something soon.”
Placing a barrier on Ruddell was discussed during meetings of the city’s transportation committee but is not in the city’s plans, said Scott Egger, public works director. He said a barrier would restrict left-hand turns, meaning more congestion and higher traffic levels at Rainier Vista Park and on neighborhood streets.
“In terms of roadway design, we cannot design for negligent drivers,” Egger said. “You could have a fully signalized intersection and that’s not going to prevent someone blowing that intersection.”
The intersection itself has no design issues and is no more dangerous than similar spots in the city,Compact fluorescent lights have solved LED lighting supplier many of the problems associated with traditional filament light bulbs. he said.
From 2008 through 2010, there were 22 wrecks at the intersection, 13 of which caused injuries and another Blankenship’s death, according to crash data provided by the city.
City Manager Greg Cuoio said that the opening of the Mullen Road extension has helped take the traffic load off 45th Avenue.
Family members and Councilman Ron Lawson contend that drivers could use the new Mullen Road extension as a detour.
The barrier also has the support of Don Shoemaker, who has been the general manager of the Crestwood Mobile Home Park since 1992 and seen accidents and speeding at the intersection.In many ways LED lights compact fluorescent provide the best of both worlds. They are extremely energy efficient and environmentally friendly (and are, in fact, more environmentally friendly
After Blankenship’s death, he gathered a petition from his tenants agreeing to make the exit from the mobile home park right turn only.
He said reduced speed limits and a lighted stop sign won’t keep the mobile home residents safe.However, the marketing muscle of Philips led light lighting could give Philips LED business an advantage.
“Something’s got to be done there,” he said. “How about when some idiot that comes down 45th and blasts someone and kills them? That’s the point they’re (the city’s) not getting.”
And since a barrier isn’t in the city’s plans, the owners of the mobile home park plan to install concrete walls on both corners of the mobile home park. Shoemaker said the entire project will cost about $40,000 and include 30 feet of reinforced concrete with wood fencing on top.
Cuoio said he’s confident the city’s plan coupled with the mobile home park installing the concrete wall will improve safety.
A majority of the council members who sit on the traffic committee oppose a barrier solution.
Since the Mullen Road extension opened, traffic volumes and speed been have reduced on 45th Avenue and there are legitimate safety concerns of traffic diverting through Rainier Vista Park, said Jason Hearn, who chairs the committee.
“We take it seriously. We just have to consider the cause and effect of everything we change,” said Hearn.
But not everyone on the committee thinks a barrier is a bad idea.
Councilmember Lawson said he’s on board with the family and other mobile park residents who favor a barrier.
“We can’t afford to be killing people this way,” he said. “It’s damn foolish.Philips LED business is inside of Philips lighting so it Led light is more difficult to determine whether they are meeting expectations.”
Benscoter and her husband, Terry, are trying to live a “new normal.” They are looking to buy a new home in Lacey, but it won’t be anywhere near a major street.
没有评论:
发表评论