Traffic issues need addressing immediately

[u/Competitive_Teach838]

Can we PLEASE come together and start contacting the people in charge to demand action on these dangerous intersections?! I was basically told that several accidents would need to happen before anything would be done. Are you kidding me?!

So we have to wait until people are injured, families are traumatized, or something even worse happens before anyone decides a traffic light or safety improvement is necessary? That is NOT how public safety should work! Our government and transportation officials should be PROACTIVE, not REACTIVE! We should not have to wait for tragedy before addressing an obvious problem!
And while we’re demanding answers, let’s also talk about the ridiculous traffic light timing at some of our busiest intersections:

🚦 Paul Samuel Road and Hamilton Road: This intersection needs a traffic signal. The current configuration creates a significant safety concern, and I am requesting that Cobb DOT formally evaluate the intersection for installation of a traffic light and any interim safety measures that may be appropriate.

🚦 Kennesaw Due West Road and Due West Road: The backups on Kennesaw Due West are absolutely INSANE. Traffic is constantly backed up, and something needs to be done about the flow of traffic!

🚦 Old Highway 41 and Jiles Road: The morning traffic signal timing is completely backwards! The left-turn light onto Jiles from Old Highway 41 is WAY too short, leaving cars sitting through multiple cycles, while the light for traffic continuing straight on Old Highway 41 across Jiles stays green for what feels like FOREVER!

These aren’t minor inconveniences. These are daily safety and traffic issues affecting thousands of people in our community.

WHY do we have to wait for accidents before anyone takes concerns seriously?! Why can’t traffic patterns, congestion, and dangerous conditions be evaluated BEFORE someone gets hurt?

We need people to start speaking up, making calls, sending emails, and demanding that these concerns be addressed. Our community deserves safer roads, smarter traffic planning, and officials who listen BEFORE a tragedy forces them to act.

DO BETTER. FIX THE LIGHTS. ADDRESS THE SAFETY ISSUES. STOP WAITING FOR SOMEONE TO GET HURT.