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Old 08-28-2013, 07:55 AM
 
Location: Coastal Connecticut
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how do you compare New England cities that have roadways that follow old cow paths to the planned grid cities of the rest of the country?
New Haven was the first planned grid in the country. The "nine square" plan of downtown.
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Old 08-29-2013, 07:26 AM
 
Location: Connecticut
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Its narrows the street or boulevard , forcing drivers to slow down. On Main thoroughfares where it is 4 lanes , the road is either reduced to 2 lanes with a center turning lane or a tree median is installed with Crosswalk extensions at every intersection. Bike Lanes are also added either separated or with traffic... On residential streets , speed humps , raised intersections and narrow points are added which makes speeding very hard. They also replace 3-way or 4-Way Intersections with roundabouts to slow down traffic.

These tactics have worked in reducing accidents and speeding in cities like Newark , New York , DC , Seattle , San Fran , Toronto. Bridgeport just started , only one or two roads have received the upgrade. Eventually every street and road will... In New Haven Most of Quinnipiac Ave has been upgraded , Front , Chapel , State , Elm , and Prospect Streets are next , Dixwell , Whalley , Whitney , Grand , Howard Aves are next.... Most Downtown Intersections and Streets will be upgraded....Yale Plans on upgrading the streets and Intersections that follow through its campus.
One feature you do not mention is narrower lanes for vehicles. This is very important for slowing down traffic. The standard lane width is 12 feet. Narrowing the lane to 11 feet, or even 10 feet in some instances gives drivers the message of not to speed through this area. Also part of it is reduced shoulder widths which can be as wide as 8 feet on non-expressway roads. Under complete streets, the shoulder is reduced to 1 or 2 feet.

When completed, Route 34 (MLK Drive and South Frontage Road) in New Haven will have complete street features. Construction on the first phase of the project has begun and should be complete next year. Jay
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Old 08-30-2013, 07:08 AM
 
Location: Middletown, CT
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What's funny is that the original Allstate report concentrates on the positives, listing only the safest cities, but then the news concentrates on the negatives.

Where are the Safest Driving Cities in America? The Ninth Annual "Allstate America's Best Drivers Report®" Reveals New Results - News Releases - News, Videos, Photos, Press Releases | Allstate Insurance Newsroom

Also, it's interesting that it's the top 200, and no CT city is above #150 in population. So if it was limited to top 150... we'd be great!
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Old 09-11-2013, 09:34 PM
 
Location: Northeast states
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"The city of Bridgeport has the lowest arrest rate for drunk driving of all municipal agencies in Connecticut, according to the analysis. With an average of 37 arrests for the offense over the past three years, the state’s largest city has a total arrest rate of 2.5 per 10,000 residents – about one-100th what the CDC report suggests the rate would be."


"On the opposite end of the spectrum, the small city of Naugatuck had an average arrest rate of 58.4 per 10,000 residents, the highest of all communities in Southwestern Connecticut. All told, the department made 179 arrests in 2012, according to state data. And that’s a point of pride for the department."


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Old 09-12-2013, 07:36 AM
 
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"The city of Bridgeport has the lowest arrest rate for drunk driving of all municipal agencies in Connecticut, according to the analysis. With an average of 37 arrests for the offense over the past three years, the state’s largest city has a total arrest rate of 2.5 per 10,000 residents – about one-100th what the CDC report suggests the rate would be."


"On the opposite end of the spectrum, the small city of Naugatuck had an average arrest rate of 58.4 per 10,000 residents, the highest of all communities in Southwestern Connecticut. All told, the department made 179 arrests in 2012, according to state data. And that’s a point of pride for the department."


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Wilton is number two on this list, while may be the worst attempt at statistics and story I've witnessed in ages. The writer is likely guilty of impersonating a journalist. Basically they take the number of arrests in each city divided by the residents without any regard to the residency of the offender. Since Wilton has a large number of DUI checkpoints (just one last weekend) on Route 7 this skews the number. I can also verify from the police reports than most of the time, the DUI offenders are not Wilton residents but merely passing through on Route 7. Wilton is also a small town so the large arrests from the checkpoints divided by the population shows a high rate. Most SW CT towns don't have checkpoints on a major road like Route 7. Obviously they do not conduct DUI checkpoints on 95 or the Merritt, and generally avoid Route 1 as well.
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Old 09-13-2013, 07:52 PM
 
Location: Fairfield, CT
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Cities with bad driving environments generally reflect the low intelligence levels of a lot of their residents.
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Old 09-14-2013, 02:42 PM
 
Location: Texas
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Cities with bad driving environments generally reflect the low intelligence levels of a lot of their residents.
I would describe most of Fairfield County as having a bad driving environment.
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Old 09-14-2013, 02:43 PM
 
Location: Fairfield, CT
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I would describe most of Fairfield County as having a bad driving environment.
It's actually a lot better than where I used to live. Crowding is part of it. My earlier statement was a bit facetious, but I do think it's partially true.
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Old 09-14-2013, 04:16 PM
 
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It's actually a lot better than where I used to live. Crowding is part of it. My earlier statement was a bit facetious, but I do think it's partially true.
I actually have to disagree with you that "low intelligence" is the root cause of bad driving in CT cities. I feel that the biggest contributor is the DMV offering driving tests in 35 or so(i don't remember the exact #) different languages. WTF are they thinking with that????
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Old 09-14-2013, 04:19 PM
 
Location: Texas
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I actually have to disagree with you that "low intelligence" is the root cause of bad driving in CT cities. I feel that the biggest contributor is the DMV offering driving tests in 35 or so(i don't remember the exact #) different languages. WTF are they thinking with that????
They do that because all the road signs are done in 35 or so languages. No problem.
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