Do you ever find yourself trapped at a stop sign? You have an appointment to attend in ten minutes, you have to give a friend a ride, or simply you need to be home at a certain time but the traffic doesn’t seem to ever slow enough to take that dreaded left turn. These are only a few issues that students, faculty, visitors, and community residents experience in the Pierce College parking lot. It can take anywhere from three seconds to three minutes to take the left turn onto Farwest Drive. I’d like to propose the idea of a traffic light at the entrance/exit of the Pierce College parking lots. Not only would it be convenient, but it would also help improve the traffic flow of Farwest Drive. Personally, I witnessed the severity of this issue…show more content… For my first interview I talked to a student named Isaiah, who drives every day to and from Pierce College. One of the first questions I inquired upon is how much trouble he has leaving the parking lot everyday after classes. “Honestly I struggle often. My mom needs me home at a certain time everyday for she is a single mother and I need to be home to take care of my brothers and sisters while she works to help support our family and my education.” Next, I followed up with the question about if any changes could be made to the traffic on Farwest Drive what changes would he propose and how would they help. “If I were to think logically I would think about either making it so the parking lot exits a three way stop along the street or the installation of a traffic light there. Both could help alter the traffic flow allowing the cars trapped at the left turns time to turn and make it through the intersection safely.” Another interview I acquired was with a faculty member at Pierce College who chose to remain anonymous for personal reasons. I asked this faculty member the same set of questions and to which she responded, “I have a strong dislike for the parking lots at this college. Everyday after eight hours I wait at that intersection for what seems like twenty
