re: Wreck on Nicholson

Driver posted a profile pic on feb 19.

One of the comments was asking if he is still in “Next Step”.

Google tells me this is an addiction and rehab program in baton rouge.

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It seems it is adequate at 2 lanes.

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There are now four subdivisions that feed into it over a 2 mile span (UClub, Lexington, Woodstock, UClub South) and it is a major artery to/from Iberville Parish. Two lanes is completely inadequate for that.

It is impossible to get in/out of those subdivisions with traffic in the mornings and afternoons. UC pays to have a cop stop westbound traffic to let their cars get out. Shame on the city & state leaders past and present who have been too lazy address this up front. Somebody always has to die first.

Something needs to be done. If not widening, then add traffic lights and/or lower the speed limit to 45.

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There are now four subdivisions that feed into it over a 2 mile span (UClub, Lexington, Woodstock, UClub South) and it is a major artery to/from Iberville Parish. Two lanes is completely inadequate for that. It is impossible to get in/out of those subdivisions with traffic in the mornings and afternoons. UC pays to have a cop stop westbound traffic to let their cars get out. Shame on the city & state leaders past and present who have been too lazy address this up front. Somebody always has to die first. Something needs to be done. If not widening, then add traffic lights and/or lower the speed limit to 45.

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They let developers build these large subdivisions with only one outlet then empty on a busy road or large highway.

But certainly 30 should have been four laned a couple of decades ago. In fact we in EBR voted a tax in 2005 to four lane 30 from LSU South to Brightside/Lee but it hasn’t been done yet. Apparently Broome has other priorities.

We voted in 2015 to four lane the rest of 30 to the parish line in the MovEBR bond issue, but that’s probably decades down the road too. We have to fix up Plank Road first.

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You will be responsible for the next person to be injured. Pull out in front of someone driving 55-60 plus mph. I’ve lost count how many times I have had to hit the shoulder because of this with a few times happening in front of your neighborhood cop

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There’s legitimately no other way to get out. Go to one of those subdivisions around 7:30 any weekday morning. Best case traffic backs up all the way from the bluebonnet red light and people are going 20 or 30.

I used to have to turn left out of there every morning. It’s brutal.

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It is impossible to get in/out of those subdivisions with traffic in the mornings and afternoons. UC pays to have a cop stop westbound traffic to let their cars get out. Shame on the city & state leaders past and present who have been too lazy address this up front.

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the builders that keep adding subdivisions off of busy two lane highway without proper infrastructure. And the idiots that would buy a home in a subdivision without adequate infrastructure to get to and from.

Plenty of blame to go around.

What a shithole

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You will be responsible for the next person to be injured. Pull out in front of someone driving 55-60 plus mph. I’ve lost count how many times I have had to hit the shoulder because of this with a few times happening in front of your neighborhood cop.

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Don’t be so dramatic. I’ve never once forced someone to swerve in the shoulder to avoid me. But I am pulling out in front of people that I would normally never pull out in front of. They do have to let off their gas and maybe even brake a little but not swerve or slam on their brakes. I live in Lexington and we don’t have a cop stopping traffic for us. There is literally no other way out without doing this. At least I’m taking a right, I don’t know how anyone leaves and goes left.

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It seems it is adequate at 2 lanes

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In what planet?

For 5-6 am? Yeah, okay. And that's assuming no westbound interstate issues or else people are coming off I10 at 30 to avoid it.

After that until about 9? Nope, sorry.

Moron do-nothing DOTD admins./lack of ANY kind of regional planning authority/allowing developers to do as they please ANYWHERE they choose...ALL these factors lead to what we now have and ALWAYS will...until a few STATES-MEN step to the fore and TELL/FORCE the voting public to finally bite the bullet and DO the common sense RIGHT things !!

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What do you call drivers that do 10% less than the speed limit, because all the people behind them shouldn't be in a hurry anyway?

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THIS! I live in this area and too many people do 40MPH when it's a 55MPH zone making everyone miserable and trying to pass. Not to mention people pull out in front of you from the neighborhoods constantly forcing you to lock up not to hit them. They can't 4 lane Hwy 30 soon enough.