Residents Say Drivers Are Ignoring Stop Signs, Flying Through Jersey City Intersection
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) -- Residents are concerned about a potentially major safety issue in Jersey City where people are consistently ignoring stop signs.
There's a three-way stop at the spot where Jersey Ave intersects with York Street, there are multiple signs to warn drivers, but as CBS2's Meg Baker reported, they just don't seem to care.
One car after another zoomed through the intersection nearly causing accidents and hitting pedestrians.
"There's stop signs on the ground, there's stop signs on the poles. It's pretty obvious that you should probably stop here," Sean Popke said.
People don't.
"I thought maybe it's a big deal so I got my camera out," he said.
Then Popke contacted CBS2.
"Added up to 100 plus cars in an hour and a half," he said.
Chris Derrick drives in Jersey City and said it's extremely dangerous,
"Especially for pedestrians because we are right near the park, a lot of kids," he said.
Commuters also walk in that direction to the Grove Street PATH.
"Part of the solution is enforcement, but I also think that maybe some more signage around that say 'stop sign upcoming," he said.
Councilwoman Candice Osborne saw Popke's video on Facebook and sent it to Jersey City's Traffic and Engineering Department.
"Ultimately they would like to put bigger, larger stop signs that are more noticeable and police targeted enforcement," Osborne said.
She said usually when you tap into someone's pocketbook they start following the rules.
