The next council meeting, January 4th, should decide the speed limit on Bissell Rd. Councilman Rausch indicated that the residents of Hawthorne felt inconvenienced by the posted speed of 25 mph, and got the ball rolling to raise the limit, so they could legally go 35 mph with out their kids looking over their shoulders. Somebody got ODOT involved. It seems that if a road has state highways on either end the speed limit should be 35mph. Councilman Hettinger who lives on the road said it would be rediculous to change the speed limit. Discussion ensued with Andre Buehler of Walden saying that the speed limit between W. Pioneer and Aurora-Hudson Rds. should remain 25 due to hilly conditions and safety concerns at the Walden intersections. Well see what happens, first the road ogt improved and widened a bit now this issue.
Might as well raise the limit the police don’t enfore anything in this town
25mph is way too slow for this road…who goes that speed limit on this road anyways. 35 mph is more realistic…it’s not like you’re increasing it to 45 mph. if people are concerned about the hill(s) they just need to be a little more careful when approaching them in bad weather. there’s double yellow lines on the entire stretch of this road, so it’s not like passing is an option. if you think 35 mph is too fast for this road, then maybe you shouldn’t be driving.
The Walden people don’t drive 25 on Bissell. They just want everyone else to so they can pull out in front of people.