To the Editor:

I am writing because I have seen no media reports of problems with the US Route 1 left turn closings at Washington Road. I have been crossing at Washington Road for decades and I have never seen anything like the dangerous situation that now exists. Each time I cross I see cars on both sides attempting u-turns on Washington in the face of onrushing traffic. On Sunday (August 19) when I crossed US Route 1, there were the usual u-turns being attempted on both sides. At the same time, there was an accident in the middle of US Route 1, a northbound car having hit the center median wall while behind them another vehicle was turned sideways blocking the northbound lanes. I am not a traffic engineer but it looks to me as if some adjustment or cancellation of this experiment needs to be made immediately.

Peter Smith

Princeton Junction