HOLIDAY, Fla. — A longtime Pasco County resident says she is concerned about drivers passing a stop sign when turning onto U.S. 19 from Camry Drive.
What You Need To Know
- A longtime Pasco County resident says she is concerned about divers rolling through the stop sign at Camry Drive and U.S. 19
- County officials say they have looked into the intersection before, but felt no changes were needed
- They said they can examine the location again, and encourage residents to use their traffic request form
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Judith Rykart said she is worried about a pedestrian being hit in the crosswalk at the intersection, which near the McDonald’s in Holiday.
“Every time someone stops at the intersection, they don’t stop at the stop sign,” she said of vehicles making right turns onto U.S. 19 from Camry Drive. “They stop on the crosswalk.”
During an interview with Spectrum Bay News 9 at the intersection, drivers repeatedly went past the crosswalk without stopping at the sign first.
“It’s dangerous for the pedestrians and bicyclists,” said Rykart, who has lived in Holiday for 20 years.
But she said the problem at the intersection has gotten worse recently, as more people move into the area.
“They keep building and building,” Rykart said. “Everyone wants to move to Florida.”
Pasco County officials say their traffic management team had a request to look at the intersection two years ago. They said the team felt the stop sign on Camry Drive was enough at the time.
But Rykart said she would like to see additional signage warning drivers about pedestrians, which is common at similar intersections.
“The sign should say, ‘Stop for pedestrians and bicyclists,'” she said. “Sometimes they have to go between cars to get through.”
According to Florida law, drivers are supposed to make a stop at a stop sign before making a right turn.
Pasco County officials also encouraged residents to use the county’s traffic request form to let their teams know about an issue. They said traffic management can reexamine the intersection.
