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S'¥A1'£ OF NOI'~TH CAROLINA <br /> DEPA~'~TMENT OF TR^b~'$~'ORTATION <br /> Albemarle, N. C] <br />JAMESS.~IUNT. JR. January 18, 1979 <br /> <br /> Mr. Larry R! Riggs, Princ. ip~l <br /> W._R. Odell School <br /> Route 1 <br /> Concord~ N, Ci 28.-.025 <br /> DeJr Mrl Riggs: <br /> <br /> We have completed our investigation of the intersection of <br /> NC 73 and SR. 1442 (Odell $cheol Road) to dcter~i{~e if a <br /> flasher can be reco~mi~ended, as 'requested in.your letter o~ <br /> December 8, to Dxt,~.szon T~a~xxc Eng~_neer So B. Smxth, <br /> <br /> A re~Jew of JvJi.lJ~le ~ccident dJt~ il~dicJtes a total of <br /> nine (9) accidents were reported for this_loc;~tion for the <br /> l:.6 month l~,!ri'od from Jant~ary 1, 1.975 through October 31 1978[ <br /> Two (2) accidents per year were re~:,orted for the years 1975, <br /> 1976 and 1977. _The.remaining. thre~ accideuts reportedly <br /> occurred in 'August and September 1978. _By. types i:hese were: <br /> One angle, one rear-end, and ox~e left turn. The ]eft turn <br /> accident r,:po.rt'edly occurred at a commercial entra~ce, and was <br /> not intersects, on related. The NC 73 vehicles involved in these <br /> three co]lislons were approaching from the west, which approach <br /> !las excellent sight distance. <br /> <br /> Sigbt'distJnce Jlong t'he east Jpp~oach of_NC 73 to tile .inter- <br /> section is_approximately 525 feet for drivers.in standard size <br /> passe~lger vehicles. This is considered adeq,~ate for stopping <br /> from the maximum legal speed limiL of 55 mph under norm'al .,~oad <br /> conditions. The intersection symbols and school signs.on both <br /> approaches of NC 73 are st~pplemented With advisory speed 35 mph <br /> signs to advise ~.nc~torlsts of ~'he suggested reduced speed through <br /> the Jatersection an,. school zone. <br /> <br /> <br />