New wavy road lines to curb speeding in Pa. township perplexes residents: ‘Felt like a roller coaster'
That's one way to go with the flow.
A Pennsylvania town painted curved road lines down a residential street in a new 'traffic calming' initiative officials hope will rein in reckless driving — but many residents were left wondering if police would think they were driving drunk if they followed the new pattern.
Montgomery Township, just outside Philadelphia, has new curvy lines down Grays Lane complete with curb extensions.
'These traffic calming measures are being installed due to the numerous complaints/concerns we receive from residents about the 'speedway' Grays Lane has become,'
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Despite the town's good intentions, locals can't fathom how their community decided this would be a good solution.
'This is not the design to go. There are other options out there, and I think they should have gone that way,' resident Mike DiLorenzo told NBC News Philadelphia.
'I think speed bumps would have gone a lot further as far as slowing people down on this road in particular,' local William King told the outlet.
Many residents said that they are ignoring the lines entirely and driving down the road like they always have. Others joked that the crew must've been 'drunk' when painting the lines.
One person wrote that they drove down the road to test it out while following the new lines, which felt like 'a roller coaster.'
'If you were to drive like that down the street the police would think you were drinking and driving and pull you over,' another joked, while one mused, 'Looks like you gave creative license to a class of kindergarteners.'
While many panned the initiative, one resident cheered the effort.
'With all the school stops and people walking and animals crossing, it's always very dangerous,' Joe Albanese of Montgomeryville told 6ABC Action News.
'I thought it looked a little crazy when I saw the guys do it this morning, but it makes sense to me because folks are always going way too fast down Grays Lane.'
But so many residents thought that the initiative was an early April Fool's joke that the township had to clarify that 'yes, this is a legitimate precaution that has been put in place.'
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