The guard rail that prevents cars from sliding into the creek when the road is wet and slippery, stays in an almost constant state of repair. ( It is currently damaged)
Though efforts have been made to widen the entrance to Black Oak Ridge road, they haven’t stopped people from sliding into the hill coming from the opposite direction.
The entire intersection needs to be reconstructed into a 3-way STOP with a flashing red light for emphasis.
In addition, improvements to the Black Oak Ridge Road / Macon Lane corridor need to be made. What used to be a quiet country lane where even the slowest of possums could cross in relative safety, has become a major thoroughfare since the building of Kroger and the Macon Crossing Shopping Center on Chapman Highway.
I sincerely hope that some plan to rectify this problem can be undertaken before any more accidents, minor or major, occur at this location.
Thank you
Jerry Hayes (Concerned citizen of Seymour)
It has been a little over a year since I wrote the letter above. Since that time I have been witness to numerous accidents on "The Curve." This doesn’t take into account the number of accidents that I have not witnessed personally.
On April 3 I was personally INVOLVED in an accident on this ridiculously dangerous section of road. An accident had already occured just beyond the curve and was hidden from view by a group of trees along the highway until it was too late. A light rain had made the pavement slick, causing me to go into a skid. I was able to stop my vehicle without hitting an overturned vehicle in the middle of the road but unfortunately my wife, who was driving the vehicle behind me was unable to stop before running into the back of me! That's right! Both my truck and van were damaged in the same accident! Altogether three vehicles damaged within the span of only a few minutes because of the terrible design of this curve/intersection!
How many more damaged cars and trucks does it take or worse yet, do a few people have to DIE before something is done to correct this problem!
Thank you
Jerry Hayes (Concerned and Angry citizen of Seymour)