The number of crashes in Ogden Canyon has people living in the canyon asking for something to be done.
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“A lot of times people will drive through the canyon too fast, they’ll take those curves too quickly,” said John Gleason with UDOT. Those driver feedback signs will start going up on Thursday. UDOT will also be putting up message boards advising drivers to slow down.“I don’t believe that will make any difference,” she said.
But this is not a new problem, as an Ogden Canyon resident for 22 years I have watched the road become more and more dangerous. There are a number of deaths and serious injuries on this road every year. I have reached out to UDOT, the Sheriff's office, the Weber County Commissioners and others over the years and all I heard was all the reasons nothing could be done.
These are all valid points, but do not excuse doing nothing. My proposal is and has been setting the speed limit to 30mph AND install robo-cop. Now, before you dismiss the idea consider this;2-b. The way to reduce the speed limit is to change the law.6-b. Reduce the speed limit so residents have time to enter traffic or install stop lights at each bridge.Robo-cop goes a long way towards solving the problems of a very specific road. I hate robo-cop as much as most do.
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