11-23-2016, 05:43 PM
I had a close call w/a pedestrian recently on Beach Rd driving home from a mtg at night. Barely any center road striping, headlights coming towards me so I was concentrating on my placement on the road when suddenly in my headlights was a woman. She was unable to get off the road because of the overgrown easements. Luckily the opposing lane was still open so I could swerve around her. She was visibly shaken so I turned around and went back to see if she was ok.
I wrote a letter to the board bc I was so upset over the near accident which could've been avoided had the easements been maintained and center line been visible. I reminded them of their responsibilities and what appears to be a lack of concern for road safety. I said people are driving down the center of Beach Rd to avoid scratching the sides and tops of their car. That in many areas there's only half a lane bc of the overgrowth. I asked that they take care of L Rd as well as they have a similar problem there when there's bikers and walkers in the AM and afternoons. As a result they recently cut the easements back on Beach and K Rd, but not L Rd yet. I suggested 5' deep at least.
I had written the GM over a yr ago about Beach Rd and school kids having no easement to get off the road when there's 2 way traffic after they get dropped off by the school bus. I asked the GM to please consider putting the paved main feeder roads on the same maintenance schedule as the main drags. People tend to travel faster on paved roads. I thanked the GM for cutting the easements back then although it was only 18-24", hardly enough to get off the road, but was thankful for the effort.
Overgrown easements has eliminated the "as needed" bail out zones on most of our roads when there's 2 way traffic. The bail out zone should be minimum 5' wide on our crossroads and over 10' on our main drags which also opens up the line of sight, which is another major issue around the park. The interim GM was given this info last year as well as the current GM. They obviously don't think it's important. Neglect of easement maintenance raises potential liability.
I've asked a few times now over the past year and a half at board mtgs that they get the road striping and reflectors on the roads. Chip seal has taken precedence over the past year. This is another serious issue when people are going over 35 mph on the main drags and there's no ctr line or reflectors in large sections of the roadways. When it rains, it raises the level of danger even more. Still no striping or reflectors. I avoid Paradise and Makuu at night.
eightfingers, the crew usually just goes around easements that have encroachments. Hard to see dark rocks in the easements at night. I've seen people put rocks right on the edge of the asphalt fronting their property. That's so dangerous. The board and GM are responsible in enforcing encroachment issues but aren't doing that either.
Be safe and Happy Thanksgiving.
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I wrote a letter to the board bc I was so upset over the near accident which could've been avoided had the easements been maintained and center line been visible. I reminded them of their responsibilities and what appears to be a lack of concern for road safety. I said people are driving down the center of Beach Rd to avoid scratching the sides and tops of their car. That in many areas there's only half a lane bc of the overgrowth. I asked that they take care of L Rd as well as they have a similar problem there when there's bikers and walkers in the AM and afternoons. As a result they recently cut the easements back on Beach and K Rd, but not L Rd yet. I suggested 5' deep at least.
I had written the GM over a yr ago about Beach Rd and school kids having no easement to get off the road when there's 2 way traffic after they get dropped off by the school bus. I asked the GM to please consider putting the paved main feeder roads on the same maintenance schedule as the main drags. People tend to travel faster on paved roads. I thanked the GM for cutting the easements back then although it was only 18-24", hardly enough to get off the road, but was thankful for the effort.
Overgrown easements has eliminated the "as needed" bail out zones on most of our roads when there's 2 way traffic. The bail out zone should be minimum 5' wide on our crossroads and over 10' on our main drags which also opens up the line of sight, which is another major issue around the park. The interim GM was given this info last year as well as the current GM. They obviously don't think it's important. Neglect of easement maintenance raises potential liability.
I've asked a few times now over the past year and a half at board mtgs that they get the road striping and reflectors on the roads. Chip seal has taken precedence over the past year. This is another serious issue when people are going over 35 mph on the main drags and there's no ctr line or reflectors in large sections of the roadways. When it rains, it raises the level of danger even more. Still no striping or reflectors. I avoid Paradise and Makuu at night.
eightfingers, the crew usually just goes around easements that have encroachments. Hard to see dark rocks in the easements at night. I've seen people put rocks right on the edge of the asphalt fronting their property. That's so dangerous. The board and GM are responsible in enforcing encroachment issues but aren't doing that either.
Be safe and Happy Thanksgiving.
(edited for grammar)