Comments on: Officials Commit To Improving Big Highway 95A, Jim Allen Elementary Car Rider Line Problem

By: holly

holly — Tue, 30 Aug 2022 05:40:10 +0000

The car rider line people are the ones who should get out of the way of traffic. It’s considered a traffic infraction (ticket can be given) to just stop your car in the road and impede traffic. The problem is that everyone’s “entitled” to just drive however they want (no lights in fog or rain, hazards on in rain, no headlights at night, not adjusting your headlights when you pull a ghost trailer with your monster truck, etc).

By: Spmommy3

Spmommy3 — Sat, 27 Aug 2022 22:05:19 +0000

I’ve lived on Eden Lane for almost 50 years and it’s always been a problem but within the past few years it’s gotten way worse. With several subdivisions being built between Jim Allen and Quintet road it’s only going to get worse!! Please fix this problem!!

By: M E

M E — Sat, 27 Aug 2022 17:28:03 +0000

The issue is mostly parents trying to be “first”. Lining up well above pickup time. Sheriff’s station should patrol and ticket anyone lining up more than 5 min before pickup time. This would curb a great deal of the issues of the lining up. Because as others said if you wait once they are released the lines move quickly. The issue is everyone “waiting” way too early and blocking traffic. Stay home and wait.

There are plenty of areas parents needing to wait or stage themselves such as Porky’s, Grocery Advantage, the Church etc all right there nearby. Park out of the way of traffic, wait and then go once the line will be steadily moving.

By: Steven Sanders

Steven Sanders — Sat, 27 Aug 2022 12:58:44 +0000

Imagine if you will, a time when all children except walkers road the bus to school. Then you only had teacher and staff vehicles.

By: Scott

Scott — Sat, 27 Aug 2022 02:01:52 +0000

Much of the reason I don’t want my kids on the buses is due to their speeding & rolling through stop signs. Mr. Reynolds: if you’ll post these events, I’ll start recording them and send it to NE. Mr. Slayton: it doesn’t matter that it was a substitute driver that got stuck in the mud. Are you saying that you have “incompetent” drivers. Yes. I see it daily.

By: Gene

Gene — Fri, 26 Aug 2022 20:11:47 +0000

It’s time to file complaints with FDOT about the unsafe road conditions this issue creates IMO.

At this point the school should designate a drop-off point for students at a publicly owned lot away from traffic – and then bus the children to school from that out-lot. If they do that and forbid drop off at the school itself — that will be the fastest temporary fix until a better solution is found.

By: David

David — Fri, 26 Aug 2022 19:05:47 +0000

I was just on 95a, not aware of this article, and was told about it when I called the road department because my car was stopped waiting to get to the turn at Eden Lane from HWY95a, on 295a. As I was stopped, I watched two pickup trucks go off road and slip in the mud almost hitting a telephone pole…

We need a state law forbidding any new school zones. Schools should be built with sufficient parking and pickup areas on the school properties. It should not be up to the schools if these road problems are addressed or not.

By: Bewildered

Bewildered — Fri, 26 Aug 2022 15:43:31 +0000

Not unusual. Long pick-up lines obstructing traffic are at every school in this area. Not smart driving down Dogtrack Road when Blue Angels Elementary School dismisses pupils. Of course it creates more chaos when School is located on a Main artery.. Santa Rosa County is building a new High School on Hwy 98 in Navarre. Cars go 70 or 80 miles/hr. at that location.

By: CCHGN

CCHGN — Fri, 26 Aug 2022 14:43:47 +0000

Brandy (Jim Allen Sec) You didn’t clear anything up, all you said was,. “We’re aware of the problem, we’re doing the best we can”. This is NOT a fast food order, that response is unacceptable,

By: Debbie

Debbie — Fri, 26 Aug 2022 13:54:21 +0000

I know I’m late to the party but just wanted to say that we all know that when they start the pickup line moving that line moves very quickly. My neighbor will wait and leave home 10 minutes after dismissal, we live about 3 miles away, by the time she gets there there’s no line in the road and she can just pull through and pick hers up and go. I can’t make it make sense in my head why someone would start lining up at 12:30 for a 2:00 pm release. Seems to me if more people would be this smart ……,…..