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Resident urges Carl Junction to lower speed limit in Deerfield Subdivision for child safety
Summary
A Deerfield Subdivision resident asked the Board of Aldermen to consider reducing the speed limit from 30 to 20 mph, citing parked cars, children and dirt-bike riders on neighborhood streets.
Eric Babb, a Deerfield Subdivision resident, asked the Carl Junction Board of Aldermen on Sept. 16 to consider lowering the speed limit in his neighborhood from 30 mph to 20 mph to reduce the risk to children and other pedestrians.
Babb said the current 30-mph limit is the same as the downtown speed limit and that at times 10 to 12 cars are parked on the street. He described drivers and some high-school-age students who speed through the subdivision and said children have been seen on motorized dirt bikes on the streets.
The board and the police chief acknowledged the concern and said the current speed limit is 30 mph unless otherwise posted; the chief said the matter could be discussed and reviewed by staff and the board. No formal change to signage or speed limits was made at the meeting.
Why it matters: Lowering a posted speed limit would affect driver behavior on neighborhood streets and could require signage changes and enforcement adjustments. Resident safety concerns, particularly for children, were the central reason cited for the request.
What was said: Babb said, “...30 is awfully high for a subdivision that's full of kids,” and asked the board to “take under consideration” reducing the limit. The police chief said the situation is “something we can definitely discuss and look at.”
Outcome: The request was taken under advisement; staff and the chief indicated they would review the speed limit and enforcement options and report back. No ordinance, resolution or formal directive was adopted at the meeting.
