READER'S VIEWS: Not the right call making W. Williams St. one way

Well, well, well. Now West Williams is a one-way street. How in Heaven’s name are residents on West Williams going to get on Main Street?

What else are our over-educated, no common sense leaders going to do next?

A few years ago they put crosswalks (aka speed bumps) on Main and a couple side streets. No inspection, just installation. They are not level, they’re just high enough for the snow plows to hit them and break them up. Then there’s the “bike lane” on East Street. Southbound motorists avoid it like the plague, by driving in the middle of the street. A few years ago I blew a new tire by taking to the sidewalk to avoid an oncoming car.

If any streets need to be one way it’s East and West streets.

Why can’t these lights be fixed? If you are on East Evans Street at Dick Weaver’s you may sit through two or three cycles before you can cross main to go out Sperryville Pike. This is because the right turn lane keeps the intersection full, because the light at West Street stays red while the Main Street light is green.

Why can’t the West Street light be timed to allow traffic to go on out Sperryville Pike?

We teach our children to cross streets when the little figure turns green on the light pole. Very few do, most stay red all the time no matter which way traffic flows.

Also, a few years ago, a few citizens complained about traffic on Azalia Street going to Culpeper Commons, so the town put a “no left turn” at the bottom of Azalia Street on Belle Avenue.

Now, they turn right, go in behind Dominion Square, make a “U” turn and go back on Belle Avenue.

What we need here in this town are some people with more “common sense” and less book learning. The excuse for the Williams Street one way is the wall at the end.

How about the wall at Piedmont Street below the Star-Exponent building?

That’s twice as obstructive as West Williams.

 If any council member would like to ride with me for an hour at 4:30 or 5 p.m. in the afternoon I’ll show him or her exactly how many lights have a malfunction, and the congestion we have at critical spots in town.

Call me. I’m in the phone book. I’ll be glad to burn my gas to show you some of the poor decisions you have made and continue to make.