If you live in the city, or around the city, of North Augusta, South Carolina you know people use Knobcone Ave, Pisgah Road, and Bolin Road to cut from Interstate 20, Exit 1, to West Five Notch Road. The issue with this is the excessive speed and distracted driving of those motorists. My daughter was struck by a vehicle on Pisgah Road in 2016. She survived but suffered severe injuries to her leg. Several North Augusta High School students have been struck by vehicles just since my family moved to Pisgah Road in 2015. 

My wife and I began the process of getting speed humps placed on Pisgah Road, Bolin Road, and Knobcone Ave but to no avail. The City of North Augusta informed us the roads in the city limits are governed by the South Carolina Department of Transportation. The South Carolina Department of Transportation will not place speed humps on a road that has over 800 motorists a day on that road. This is a problem with Paul Knox Middle School and North Augusta High School in the neighborhood. 

This petition is for a three-fold attack to the traffic management of the Pinehurst and Pinehurst II neighborhoods. First, we are petitioning the State of South Carolina legislation to create a law allowing for the use of speed cameras on Pisgah Road, Bolin Road, and Knobcone Ave. This first portion would also petition the City of North Augusta to install those traffic cameras to help reduce speeding motorists. 

Second, we are asking the South Carolina Department of Transportation to place speed humps on Pisgah Road, Bolin Road, and Knobcone Ave to also reduce speeding / distracted motorists. Finally, we are asking the State of South Carolina to consider the installation of Entrance and Exit Ramps from West Five Notch Road to Interstate 20 to allow for motorists entrance/exit points directly to West Five Notch Road instead of cutting through the Pinehurst neighborhoods. 

Please consider this petition and the impact it would have on the families in the Pinehurst neighborhoods. With less traffic, or slower and safer traffic, families will be able to enjoy the Greenway more, holiday events would be easier for pedestrians, road litter would lessen, and the property values would potentially increase.  Thank you.