AUGUSTA, Ga. (WJBF) – Frank Lewis was taking his dog for a walk on Scotts Way, keeping a close eye on the traffic.
“They come through awfully fast through here. The real risk and the scare is there’s an awful lot of kids playing out here and riding their bikes,” said Lewis.The concerns have caught the attention of city leaders who came here to see for themselves.
“We’ve seen the cars flying by and it’s very unsafe. We’re trying to get that resolved,” said Mayor Pro-Tem Wayne Guilfoyle.What many neighbors want to see is what is becoming more common on Augusta streets, speed humps, this after commissioners last year made it easier to get the devices installed.The policy requires a “speed study”, but the two-day study on Scotts Way found speeds not high enough to qualify. “You are correct, but this one here makes it a little bit odd because it’s on a curve on top of a hill. It’s coming from Skinner Mill Road to Walton Way, people using it as a by-pass. There’s a lot of kids,” said Guilfoyle.City engineers say they understand neighbors wanting the the speed humps, but recommend sticking to the policy since they are becoming more popular.“This is not the only request. We have multiple requests if we get away from the policy,” said Engineering Department Director Doctor Hameed Malik.Without speed humps, the city is looking at new signage, and stepped up traffic enforcement to slow down traffic neighbors saying something needs to change.“Getting the word out for people to be conscientious. There’s nothing wrong with coming down Scotts Way, just watch you speed,” said Lewis…