Mount Pleasant, South Carolina. Residents of Mount Pleasant’s The Oaks at Marshview are concerned about what they say is regular speeding through their area, which has resulted in property damage, pet injuries, and numerous near-accidents.
Neighbors say they’ve been trying for years to get a speed bump, and they’re scared it will take a catastrophe to alter anything.
Brittney Webb was walking with her one-year-old on the sidewalk when she was nearly hit by a speeding automobile that drove into the neighborhood mailbox earlier this year.
“I try not to think about it because in a second difference, I would’ve been hit by a car or it would’ve been a disaster of a situation.” said Webb.
Residents report dangerous driving is widespread on Mossy Branch Way. At Tuesday night’s town council meeting, about two dozen citizens and supporters showed up to advocate for further safety measures.
“It’s a timely issue because we already had the accident with the mailbox’s replaced,” Phil Yuchmow told me. “Thank god no one was injured or killed there but it just seems like something is going to happen and we don’t want that.”
The Town of Mount Pleasant conducted traffic studies in 2017, 2019, and 2023 to analyze the dangers on the residential route, but the results fell short of the threshold required for speed bumps.
Neighbors argue that if they don’t fulfill the quantitative norms, they require a different criterion.
“I appreciate the metrics they use for a speed study, but that’s truly not working,” said Sandy Quinque, the neighborhood’s HOA president. “We’ve had too many tragedies here so far, and Harbor Gate has speed bumps and it’s the same exact road and feeds right into us, and we have a blind curve, which makes it even more dangerous.”
Residents are now feeling hopeful after yesterday night’s council meeting. They claimed Councilmember Mike Tinkey, who serves on the transportation committee, has contacted them and would be visiting the road to gain a better picture of the situation.
“We’ve been working on this for so long with no success with the city, so I think getting the attention from the council and getting this pushed through as quickly as possible is the most important thing because any day and daily we have speeders through here,” according to Quinque. “Something bad is going to happen.”
Councilmember Mike Tinkey stated that the subject has been added to the schedule for the November 3rd meeting of the Transportation Committee.
