N.C. Highway 12 to return to seasonal speed limits on Wednesday
As peak travel season on the Outer Banks approaches, N.C. Department of Transportation crews will change speed limit signs May 15 to reflect lower speed limits along sections of N.C. 12 in parts of Currituck and Dare counties.
On Wednesday, the speed limits in areas through the tri-villages of Rodanthe, Waves, and Salvo, as well as in Avon, Corolla and Frisco, will be lowered to 35 mph from the off-season speed limit of 45 mph.
Seasonal speed limit reductions will also return in areas of Cape Hatteras National Seashore, such as the area near the Haulover Parking Lot south of Avon, where the speed limit will decrease from 55 mph to 45 mph. NCDOT has been reducing speed limits on these sections of N.C. 12 to improve safety during the area’s peak travel season.
Off-season speed limits will return on Sept. 16.
For real-time travel information, visit DriveNC.gov or follow NCDOT on social media.
The speed limit should be 25mph in the summer in RWS. We also need flashers and signs noting you have to stop at the crosswalks if people are waiting to cross.
I agree with 25mph in summer and 35 in the good seasons.
45 is much too dangerous, proven each year by pedestrians being hit, cyclists being hit and/or run iff the road, and pets killed.
Overall, 45 is dangerous for our children and community.
As for crosswalks, only have to stop if someone is in crosswalk, not if they are waiting in sidewalk.
Do not have to stop for waiting cyclists and definitely not for golf carts.
If a cyclist gets off bike to walk across, they are considered a pedestrian.
You are missing the point. If someone is standing on the shoulder waiting to go you need to let them because they can just step into the street at any point and you then have to stop to let them go. You can play it either way but the right way is to stop so they do not try “to make it”.
Common courtesy goes a long way and is safer for all. Additionally anyone going to the crosswalk should be rewarded with a safe crossing.