Thursday, November 30, 2006

Hanna Speedway

An email:

It's ironic that I was reading this morning about the man speeding in a Jaguar. I returned home from taking my daughter to school to find a man bleeding profusely and badly hurt laying in my yard. He had been hit and the woman who hit him had taken off. She hit him so hard that he flew over the fence and into a tree.

I told anyone from TPD who would listen that they need to crack down on the Hanna Ave speedway. We haven't been successful so far with the code dept, maybe we can sidetrack just a little to deal with this very dangerous problem. Hanna Ave, between 15th and Florida especially, is pedestrian heavy, and I have always thought was a tragedy waiting to happen. Well, this morning it did. This was a man who walked by my house every day. I see women pushing baby strollers, people going to work, a little old lady who walks her dog, he probably lived in the neighborhood.

I'm sad and I'm pissed. So the idea of going to jail for a few hours for throwing a rock at someone speeding and endangering the lives of people who live here, for the moment doesn't really bother me. Something needs to be done.

Update:

From TPD Traffic Unit website:

) Traffic Stop I have a problem with people speeding in my neighborhood, what can I do about it?

Complaints of speeding, stop sign violations or any other traffic concern can be reported to the Traffic / Motor Unit who will follow up on your complaint. They can be contacted at: Tampa Police Department Traffic Unit 411 N. Franklin St Tampa, FL 33602 (813) 276-3471



4) I saw an illuminated speed sign in another neighborhood the other day. How can I get that in my neighborhood?

The traffic speed sign is primarily used in conjunction with ongoing traffic complaints. However, when complaints are done, it is possible to request that the sign be placed in your neighborhood for a day to monitor traffic.



5) How does the illuminated speed sign work?

The traffic speed sign is sent out daily to different locations within the city to alert motorists and to educate them on the speed limit posted on the road that they are traveling upon. It is primarily used in conjunction with traffic complaints as there is a computer built into the system that records vehicle counts, speed and average speed based upon the volume of traffic. This determines the need for additional enforcement or recommendations to other city departments for action.



13 comments:

Anonymous said...

THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU FOR THIS POST...
YOU SEE this is what i am talking about




residential is the key word here
there are children and dogs and cats that is what this area is known about isnt it
HOME A GOOD PLACE TO BE IN SEMINOLE HEIGHTS
I FOR ONE LOVE MY AREA AND I DO RESENT THE ATTITUDE SOME POSTERS HAVE ABOUT HARMING A FAST DRIVER YOU DONT EVER DO THAT
SEE WHAT COMES OF IT
I AM CONTACTING THE TPD PAGE AND COMPLAIN AS MUCH AS I AM ABLE
THANKS FOR POST
CAPACIFIC

Anonymous said...

sorry for this post I am pretty damn upset tho
I appreciate the lady who posted alot thanks a lot and your good people thanks .

CouldBeSherry said...

OMG this is awful! Is the man going to be ok? Did anyone get the tag of the lady? Can we lynch her?

Grill her ass at the grill off!

Run over her?

Stake her close to the edge of the road let people scare her as they speed by?

Something.....

CouldBeSherry said...

OMG this is awful! Is the man going to be ok? Did anyone get the tag of the lady? Can we lynch her?

Grill her ass at the grill off!

Run over her?

Stake her close to the edge of the road let people scare her as they speed by?

Something.....

Anonymous said...

I just saw the news report on Channel 10. How horrible. Flora street has the same problem of people coming off of Nebraska down Flora to 15th driving at race way speeds. I did try a year ago to have speed bumps put in, the city came out and did a measure on traffic and stated that there was nothing they can do at this time. If anyone has any luck at making changes down their street, I would be interested in hearing how you got it accomplished. I would hate to see the same thing happen again as did this morning. As most of us know, it was a matter of time. People cut through to avoid traffic on Hillsborough. I will be keeping a close eye out for any speeders and report them, that seems to be the only way to make a change.

Anonymous said...

I just spoke to a friend of the man hit. They don't expect him to make it.
Trust me when I tell you, lynching her would have been too nice. She dropped her 10yr old daughter off at school after she hit him. She told the deputy that brought her back to the scene that she thought she hit "something". Then she kept wanting her male friend who showed up to get her some cigarettes. At that moment, I totally understood angry mob mentality.
He was a nice guy. My very protective dog never barked at him. As long as I live, I'll never get the image of him laying in the dirt, bleeding and struggling to breathe.

Anonymous said...

Holy sheet, what a horrible story.

I drove by the scene on my way to work this morning.


Isn't that a school zone?


It's right by Seminole Heights Elementary.


She needs to do some time for vehicular manslaughter if this poor man doesn't make it.

CouldBeSherry said...

This is sooo sad. And the saddest part is that there are at least ten other streets in SH where this exact thing "almost" happens on a daily basis!

Anonymous said...

I walk my dog every morning and things like this scare me to death! I walk along Taliaferro where there are no sidewalks and people drive down the middle of the road. I'm really afraid that someone will hit me or my dog one day.

Chair said...

You know, the best way to handle this might be to have the city (or someone) come out and dig potholes in the road surface. They're self-maintaining, and nothing slows traffic down like a sudden sharp dropoff of twelve inches that can break a strut.

Anonymous said...

Shreks wife
I dont own a bathrobe
nor DID I STATE I AM ON MY PORCH

I WORK OUTSIDE
THANK YOU VERY MUCH

FOR YOUR SNARKINESS
SHOWS HOW WELL YOU READ A POST!

Anonymous said...

Miss Betty does an outstanding job! she has been crossing children their for many years. 15 that I know of and people speeding through the school zone has been going on for that long.

Anonymous said...

Dear Shreks wife.
What an appropriate title for someone like yourself!

I have an TRAFFIC CONTROL OFFICER coming by here @ my residence to discuss the INTERNATIONAL SPEEDWAY JAG.
Seeing how I'm unable to retrieve his tags ......because he drives THAT FAST....to discuss a unit to park in the west side of this area
and ck for speeders..WHAT DID YOU DO>?
You come on the board and suggested that I get out of my bathrobe and off my porch and take down the tags,since you cannot read a post.BEFORE you send a comment .THIS ONE IS FOR YOU!
WHAT DID YOU DO ? besides sit on your BUTT and draw some conclusion that I spend my days on a porch in a bathrobe to complain about my neighbors .I resent your snotty Im better than you anyday mentallity .Obviously.You need some counseling or some xanx yourself.

I would love to meet YOU face to face somewhere .You need a kick down off your high horse
AND GET REAL!
People like you who sit there behind your moniter and pass judgement because they did not meet your standards.SUCK! When I was a child my mother did say there will always be idiots who do this .All throughout your life.
They are called ...here the tricky part for you obviously I------T!!
O please do me and the world a favor
and read an entire post BEFORE you answer it.

the password is Ignorant