letter to the editor
St. John Ct.-Grigsby needs traffic help
As a former business process consultant, I still look for ways to find solutions when the status quo says “We Can’t Because.”
Our mayor (Farragut Mayor Ron Williams) doesn’t want a traffic light where Grigsby Chapel meets St. John Court. Darryl Smith (Town engineer) says the MUTCD deems it unnecessary.
We can build roundabouts for $475,000, but even after 25 years the residents and the school (St. John Neumann Catholic School) behind this only intersection for entry or exit cannot get a traffic light to improve our safety.
Perhaps this possible solution to the problem of turning left from St. John Court into oncoming traffic moving up the blind hill from Grigsby might find some traction:
• Use of convex mirrors is not included in the MUTCD, but countless communities and businesses buy about 200 of these a month just to see what is coming.
If we installed one on the side of the street where motorists are trying to go, they could see what is coming and reduce the need for the much sought-after traffic light.
The problem with the intersection is exacerbated by people traveling over 40 mph up the blind hill toward St. John Court.
