Blocked Street
Rogers St and 10th St at the B Line Trail, Bloomington, IN 47404, USA
- Case Date:
- 7/13/2021
On May 23, 2021, at 5:30 am I was driving south on N Rogers to deliver my brother to Bloomington Hospital for surgery. At about 9th street (at the B line trail) I ran directly into a curb that juts out into the road. It was dark out and raining, and this road obstruction was poorly lit and not marked with a reflector ot in any other way. I ruined an almost new tire and will surely need an alignment. We walked the rest of the way to the hospital, in the dark and rain, because we couldn’t get a cab and time was short.
Going back in the daylight I see that the southbound lane makes a jog to the center to accommodate this jutting out curb. Going south the right most lane becomes a parking lane, but there were no cars at all parked there so this was not apparent when approaching from the north. In the daylight this configuration is easy to see, but not in the dark and rain.
I’ve enclosed a photo taken from in front of Carpenter Realty showing how dramatically this curb juts out into the road. I have other photos that I will try to send separately. (I think this report is limited to one photo. ) Two of my photos show show that the jutting out curb is blackened from tires and scared from wheel rims that preceded me into this trap. If I had a tire store I would open a branch in the big parking lot just south of Carpenter and stay open through the night.
Besides reconfiguring this lane transition there are several easy solutions:
- Light this curb better.
- Put a reflector on it.
- use a “ramp” or “transition” curb, as we see at all the new roundabouts.
Thanks,
Dan Mueller
Blocked Street
Rogers & Howe, Bloomington, IN 47403, USA
- Case Date:
- 6/7/2021
More no parking signs might be required as cars consistently on the no parking side of W. Howe.
Blocked Street
Rogers & Howe, Bloomington, IN 47403, USA
- Case Date:
- 2/25/2024
Need additional no parking sign as cars are often parked on the wrong side of w howe at Rogers.
Blocked Street
North Oak Street
- Case Date:
- 7/23/2020
A very large tree branch fell and is blocking part of the end of N Oak St, close to where we live at 420 N Oak.
Blocked Street
N Spring St & W 7th St, Bloomington, IN 47404, USA
- Case Date:
- 5/16/2024
It wouldn't let me reply to this message for whatever reason The object in the street is a boat hitch half of the bow and the hitch is in the street. It's literally 2 ft end of the street like I said before my daughter's almost hit it other people is almost tennis
Blocked Street
N Indiana Ave, Bloomington, IN, USA
- Case Date:
- 1/9/2022
Debris from large tree branches that broke off of tree on roadway at corner of 7th and Indiana Avenue. Dangerous for cars driving through.
Blocked Street
N Fairview St & W Kirkwood Ave, Bloomington, IN 47404, USA
- Case Date:
- 1/9/2024
Car parked in street
Blocked Street
Kingston Drive at Chick filet, Bloomington, IN 47401, USA
- Case Date:
- 11/1/2021
street is always blocked with Chick Fillet customers. accident waiting to happen as people pass the traffic!
Blocked Street
Kingston Dr @ Fifth Third Bank, Bloomington, IN 47401, USA
- Case Date:
- 10/18/2023
I think the streets along the perimeter of this apartment complex are too narrow in violation of the laws. There’s not sufficient room for two lanes and dangerous.
Blocked Street
Kendall Drive
- Case Date:
- 9/14/2020
Car parked in street for several days, impeding traffic