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stickman07738 t1_j0dddzw wrote

Has not changed in over 30 yeas I commuted from Bayonne to Wayne on Rt. 3 everyday for 20 years. I personally got into 2 accidents at the 3/46 merge - neither my fault and one I was lucky to walk away thanks to my seatbelt.

The worse times were bad weather days and early spring and late fall when the road glare peered over the hill near Hoffman-LaRoche.

I learned the short cuts through Clifton to bypass the routine accidents that were about 1 every 2 weeks.

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daedalus_was_right t1_j0dqnd8 wrote

>has not changed

The numbers tell a different story. Fatal car accidents are rising at an alarming rate. This is a pretty stark change over the last few decades.

https://www.northjersey.com/story/news/new-jersey/2022/08/20/fatal-car-accidents-by-year-nj-2022/65411415007/

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robronanea OP t1_j0dr8ph wrote

Yeah, it's getting worse sadly. Bad driving, distracted driving, stupid driving, phones, you name it. I feel like I narrowly avoid getting hit at least twice a day.

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coreynj2461 t1_j0did67 wrote

What streets are the clifton shortcuts?

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robronanea OP t1_j0djaqn wrote

The street behind Trader Joe's, Brook, Van Houten. Shhh don't tell anyone

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TimSPC t1_j0dmxpj wrote

> The street behind Trader Joe's,

Delete this.

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hopopo t1_j0dromt wrote

Don't repeat it. Also, delete that.

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sovinyl t1_j0edr0v wrote

Way to blow the locals spot. 😂

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ShalomRPh t1_j0fa6iz wrote

Van Houten isn’t the greatest idea. Lots of lights. One lane each way, one double parked car will block you. Also when it snows, they just plow to the sides, and it gets narrower and narrower, when you go past School 3 there’s barely room for one lane between the parked cars as you near springtime.

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WredditSmark t1_j0g4tx8 wrote

Yup and the after school traffic is worse then rush house, every car has some screaming kids in it alongside the distracted by cell phone drivers.

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