I don't recall any bus accidents at the Saint John's crossover. Nor at the Dean Lumber crossover.
Did the property on that corner sell? Last I heard, they were asking 1.4M for it. It is a 3-4 parcel lot.
Tom Hodges Drive in Hollywood
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I don't recall any bus accidents at the Saint John's crossover. Nor at the Dean Lumber crossover.
Did the property on that corner sell? Last I heard, they were asking 1.4M for it. It is a 3-4 parcel lot.
desertrat
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Throw in a tow truck and repair shop and it's stellar!
lisa8439
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BOP
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You work for PMA-290, right?
:almostspitcoffeealloverthemonitor:
In other news, some wag in our office put up one of those gov't 3 month calendar boards...with only Dec and Jan. Where Feb would go, she/he wrote in majick marker: "Due to budget constraints, you are hereby directed to reuse the blank side of 8 and a half by 11 paper from the shred bins to draw a calendar on and hang it from this board."
Seems like nobody can buy calendars as it's not in the budget.
bulldog
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Sure, there is some self promotion in that, so what. Seems he is doing something good and worthwhile for the county...on his dime...so if he gets better access in return, good for him.
bulldog
New Member
Exactly
aps45819
24/7 Single Dad
I don't think "traffic engineer" is a job title in Maryland
CrashTest
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This situation is backwards from what we expect.
When a business is built and that business creates a traffic snafu, we expect the business to spend money to fix that snafu.
This is a case where no snafu currently exists so the business is spending money to create one.
glhs837
Power with Control
I know why you expect a SNAFU, but I don't blame the county or Tom, instead, why don't we hold the folks who cant drive worth crap accountable? Individual accountability, its wonderful thing. I see idiots who cant handle these intersections every day, and they never cause me any worry. Because I know they are idiots, and am prepared for them. I would like to swing through Toms once in a while, and I do so far less often than I might, solely because its a bit of a pain. Now I will be able to.
Theres nothing about that intersection anyone who applies about 5 freaking IQ points to it cant figure out, and if they cant, sorry, no tears from me.
Theres nothing about that intersection anyone who applies about 5 freaking IQ points to it cant figure out, and if they cant, sorry, no tears from me.
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czygvtwkr
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Except they are trying to solve a non-existant problem. That road isnt that long go to the lights on either end.
CrashTest
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That was kind of my point. Perfect drivers or not, why add a high-speed, at-grade intersection when it doesn't improve anything?
All it does is make for really large numbers when you plug the data into an accident prediction algorithm.
blacklabman
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There isn't a light at the north end of Mervell Dean. Mervell Dean enters Rte. 235 about a 100 yards or so prior to the Hollywood-Leonardtown road light.
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czygvtwkr
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I stand corrected, still I usually exited there and made a U at the light to come back south. Unless traffic is very heavy that is not an unsafe intersection and the need for Tom Hodges drive is nil.
aps45819
24/7 Single Dad
terbear1225
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willing to bet the 60 or so new houses going in just across mervell dean on joy chapel rd. had an impact on the decision to put in the new road as well.
CrashTest
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This road isn't even finished and people are already using it. For example, I see no stop signs at the ends of the road and I see no warning signs on 235 indicating an at-grade interestion ahead.
I guess Hodges wanted that business boost right away and DOT gave him his way.
I guess Hodges wanted that business boost right away and DOT gave him his way.
CrashTest
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Nah, his complaint is that folks will use this improperly, and get in his way, and have crashes. I have decided to blame knife makers for all cuts, since expecting folks to practice proper knife usage is simply too hard
People who use knives improperly aren't anywhere near me when they're using them.
And adding a high-speed, un-signalized, at-grade intersection just to help his business is a good idea? And we just hope that people learn how to drive or just hope that all our saturation patrols keep all the drunk drivers off the roads? Or maybe we should just ride around on unicorns.
glhs837
Power with Control
If you drive correctly, it doesnt really matter how they use the intersection. Your forward scan will show you they are there, and using the "What will i do if that person actively works to kill me?" technique will make sure that you are safe.
It is no more of a "high speed" intersection that 20 or more intersections between here and Mechanicsville. If they also close off the northern Mervell Dean Road exit onto 235, you have made a gain, since that is one that causes issues, seeing as folks are setting up for the intersection, no expecting folks to come out of there, and folks enter 235 south from the Leonardtown road, and knowing the are getting right off at Mervell Dean, loaf across 235 at 40-50 mph, screwing up the southbound folks going 55-65.
It is no more of a "high speed" intersection that 20 or more intersections between here and Mechanicsville. If they also close off the northern Mervell Dean Road exit onto 235, you have made a gain, since that is one that causes issues, seeing as folks are setting up for the intersection, no expecting folks to come out of there, and folks enter 235 south from the Leonardtown road, and knowing the are getting right off at Mervell Dean, loaf across 235 at 40-50 mph, screwing up the southbound folks going 55-65.