Talk:Merritt Parkway

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[edit] Safety?

I love the scenery, but hesitate to drive the Merritt any more because I consider it too windy and its lanes too narrow. How does its accident rate compare with the parallel Connecticut Turnpike? -- Dynzmoar

I've never heard or experienced the road being too windy. But, yes, the lanes are narrower compared to Interstate standards. Also, I know that the Merritt Parkway portion of Route 15 does indeed have the highest accident rate of all limited access highways in Connecticut, but the accident rate is nearly equal to the Greenwich to Stratford portion of the Connecticut Turnpike. This could mean that it is the high traffic volume of that corridor responsible for the higher accident rate and not the structure of the parkway per se. I'll try and look for official figures. Polaron | Talk 15:53, 6 June 2006 (UTC)

I've never heard or experienced the road being too windy

Depends on the car you're driving, ehh?

Atlant 20:11, 6 June 2006 (UTC)

Might you be confusing "windy" (too much swiftly-moving air) with "winding" (too many twists and turns)? 18.173.1.42 18:09, 10 April 2007 (UTC)

The Merritt Parkway is somewhat winding (not windy) as it approaches the New York border. Speed limits drop from 55MPH to 45MPH as you approach that area from the east. Some turns are actually labeled as "Sharp Turn" in warning signs. Cfabbriumd 04:49, 7 July 2007 (UTC)