Letter to the Editor

Dear Editor,
I am contacting you as a very concerned citizen. I think something needs to be done about the stop light on us 50 at the Greenwood/Sunny side exit. I live in Oxford and I use the Sunnyside exit quite often. I have been sitting at the red light waiting to enter onto 50 and have witnessed part of the problem frequently. Semi-trucks that are traveling east come down the hill traveling at a high rate of speed will speed up when the light turns yellow. And I have witnessed them barrel thru the stoplight at least 5 seconds after there light has turned red on more then one occasion. Cars coming up from the Greenwood and Sunny side exits are heading upward and see the light turn green out of habit will accelerate assuming since the lights green that traffic has stopped. There has been several accidents at this stoplight, since the beginning of the year. Several fatalities. This exit doesn’t need a stoplight to begin with. There is at no time so much traffic that vehicles entering the highway have to sit and wait very long before they can enter us 50. Without the stoplight everyone knows to stop and check both directions before entering. The stop light gives them a false since of security. I believe the stop light should be removed. If not more people are going to die needlessly. Baring the removal of the stoplight, officers. Should be there to enforce the law and ticketing those who. Fly thru the intersection. Or use cameras and ticket. Those who break the law. Something has to be done or else more innocent lives will be lost. The best solution would be the removal of the light. Trucks entering the highway can enter without a long wait. And the can regain their convoy once on the highway. The water plant is not functioning at full capacity. How many more lives have to be lost before something is done?
Concerned Citizen