Signs for Grayton

[MsFLiz]

Hi everyone,

My name is Elizabeth Laird and I have lived in Grayton the for past 6 years.
I was wondering if anyone could point me in the right direction or has any ideas of how to get some sort of SLOW DOWN!CHILDREN & PETS at play signs, or SLOW DOWN DRUNK TOURIST!(joke) signs in the neighborhood. Or perhaps just a few more speed limit signs down some of the roads.
I even have a speed bump about ten yards down the street from my driveway and drivers are always bottoming out their cars there. They just don't pay attention.
After my friends, roommates, & I watched our cat get hit and killed by a bemused tourist in front of our house Easter Sunday, I have decided to make an effort to try to help amend this problem so no ones pets or God forbid, children get hit by these speed demons.
I just wish the tourists would understand this is a neighborhood, not a hwy or city street.
BTW- the car did not even stop to help/say they were sorry/nothing!
Any information would be greatly appreciated!
Thanks for taking the time to read my thread!

Elizabeth

 

[LightWorker]

So sorry about your cat.​

 

[Miss Critter]

I, too, am very sorry about your cat.

 

[cherijean]

Hi everyone,

My name is Elizabeth Laird and I have lived in Grayton the for past 6 years.
I was wondering if anyone could point me in the right direction or has any ideas of how to get some sort of SLOW DOWN!CHILDREN & PETS at play signs, or SLOW DOWN DRUNK TOURIST!(joke) signs in the neighborhood. Or perhaps just a few more speed limit signs down some of the roads.
I even have a speed bump about ten yards down the street from my driveway and drivers are always bottoming out their cars there. They just don't pay attention.
After my friends, roommates, & I watched our cat get hit and killed by a bemused tourist in front of our house Easter Sunday, I have decided to make an effort to try to help amend this problem so no ones pets or God forbid, children get hit by these speed demons.
I just wish the tourists would understand this is a neighborhood, not a hwy or city street.
BTW- the car did not even stop to help/say they were sorry/nothing!
Any information would be greatly appreciated!
Thanks for taking the time to read my thread!

Elizabeth

Baby, you probably can call the sheriiffs office and ask them to help you get the DOT to put some signs up for you down there. Deputy Chapman helped us get one up here in front of the Hibiscus because the cars just speed by and I always worry about our guests walking and riding bikes...not to mention all the children up and down the road.

I'm sorry that you had to witness your kitty being run over....call me if i can do anything at all!

HUGS!

 

[bluemtnrunner]

I don't know that signs will help though. People are blowing past drivers on 30A, pulling into bike lanes in front of bikes and walkers, parking lots are like a duck shoot game.

I do know that in other areas we have been able to get the police to hang out in a certain area for a few days which slowed people down but here, the people who see the police today are not here tomorrow.

 

[ASH]

Sorry about your cat. Sad truth that it will always take tragedy to make people begin to take notice. I hope you have luck getting some signs. I saw something somewhere where people made paper signs or small maniquins (did I spell that right?) that looked like children and placed them within visible sight of such a crossing area and it slowed people down as they saw what they thought were children. They had to keep moving them around so that people didn't get too used to them to ignore them.

My wife and I ride bike alot and I can't believe I haven't been run over on multiple ocassions. For all of you out there that have had a too close call with some jerk who pulled his bike out into your supposed right of way and you had to slam on your brakes and drop your cell phone on the floor.....that was probably me. Some folks figure it is the bikers responsibility to stay out of their way. Please be careful because the law will not be on your side.
Just trying to do my part to help folks realize that we are all susceptible to not paying attention due to so many distractions in this beautiful county.

 

[Smiling JOe]

Speed limit signs won't help from what I've seen. I was pulled over in Grayton by a deputy for not wearing eye protection on my (motor) bike, even though I go faster on my bicycle than I go in Grayton on my motor bike. While pulled over, with blue lights flashing, a guy with a loud muffler, passed a friend of mine on a double yellow, probably going 45 in a 25, right in front of the deputy, who said, "I should probably go after that guy."

"Duh, really, you think?" was my silent thought to myself.

I like the sign I used to notice in Grayton, "Slow down, you are here." It made me realize that Grayton was supposed to be a sleepy little village, and that I needed to slow my pace when I made the turn off of 30A.

 

[wrobert]

Speed limit signs won't help from what I've seen. I was pulled over in Grayton by a deputy for not wearing eye protection on my (motor) bike, even though I go faster on my bicycle than I go in Grayton on my motor bike. While pulled over, with blue lights flashing, a guy with a loud muffler, passed a friend of mine on a double yellow, probably going 45 in a 25, right in front of the deputy, who said, "I should probably go after that guy."

"Duh, really, you think?" was my silent thought to myself.

I like the sign I used to notice in Grayton, "Slow down, you are here." It made me realize that Grayton was supposed to be a sleepy little village, and that I needed to slow my pace when I made the turn off of 30A.

Did they ever take down the Pavement Ends sign?

 

[Minnie]

I am so sorry to hear about your cat and I certainly agree everyone needs to slow down and observe the posted signs.

However I am not sure tourists are the only ones responsible. While visiting the area in February and being very careful to drive slowly in posted areas; I was constantly honked out, jestered at and yelled obscenities at by locals. Several times in the Grayton area.

I will assume they were locals as they were driving cars with Walton county tags, because when they blew past me and gave me the one finger wave I looked.

I think rude drivers come in all descriptions and based on the info shared in the business section some are local and business owners. :angry:

 

[Camellia]

Please join and participate in the Grayton Beach Neighborhood Association, which is a group of Grayton beach home and property owners who try and help people with problems around the area. Our annual meeting is on April 19 at Point Washington Methodist church with a party following. Check it out at www.graytonbeachneighborhoodassociation.org