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Residents press Selectboard for more patrols after repeated truck incidents and a car forced into ditch
Summary
Board members described several incidents in which large trucks or farm vehicles drove fast through town, including a reported event where a driver and her twins were forced into a ditch; the board discussed letters to companies, moving a speed sign and asking the sheriff for extra patrols.
Selectboard member (S3) described a near-miss in which a truck traveling quickly north on Lorne Road did not move over for a runner and "put us in the ditch," saying the problem has occurred several times recently and left pedestrians fearing for their safety.
Members discussed nonregulatory responses such as resending letters to trucking companies, requesting targeted sheriff patrols during busy hours, and repositioning a portable speed display. "We can ask the sheriff to patrol those roads when they're doing their hours in town," S2 said; others suggested getting driver descriptions and reporting incidents to law enforcement to build a case for enforcement action.
