Dallas residents are once again voicing concerns about vehicular-related issues in the city, complaining about reckless driving taking place in the Lower Greenville area.
A Dallas resident posted on the Ring Neighborhood application to detail many of the issues they are dealing with in the area, highlighting speeding and the lack of action taken by officials.
“Any residents on mccommas, specifically east of 75 and west of Abrahams think there’s way too much speeding and traffic? It’s getting so bad. I’ve called in to have additional speed bumps and signs. Please do the same if you agree or feel unsafe,” the resident wrote.
“Why am I posting on ring you might wonder. Well my front door ring just captured a person nailing my car – looked like speeding,” the resident continued.
That same neighbor later added to the post: “95% of the people don’t even live in the neighborhood too. So like we pay taxes and not only feel unsafe but our road get destroyed too. Not ok.”
Multiple residents in the area added their comments to this post, highlighting similar issues throughout the city and noting a recent increase in such incidents.
“Were they racing? There’s been an increase in racing I think,” wrote one resident.
“Down Matilda too! They drive reckless over here,” stated another.
Another resident noted that adding more speed bumps would not truly fix the issue: “speed bumps don’t really work and they take at least a year (sometimes way more) to get approved and installed after a full traffic study and city petition process.”
“Want a real solution? Start with better lighting and road markings and POLICE! That would actually help everyone. After 20 years working in DOT I can’t fix bad drivers but police who make it a routine to ticket in that area it becomes a known don’t do it even for out-of-towners,” added the resident.
Despite calls for additional police in the area, Dallas continues to deal with a shortage of police officers.
This shortage also comes despite Proposition U, which was passed by voters in November 2024, requiring the Dallas Police Department to maintain a minimum of 4,000 sworn officers. Proposition U also mandates certain compensation benefits for officers, which have not been sufficiently managed to this point.
Any improvements the Dallas City Council has attempted to move forward with fulfilling the voters’ still fall short of the requirements outlined in the proposition, as previously reported by The Dallas Express.