New sign causing ‘out of control’ road rage here

WPTV asked you to bring your traffic concerns to our latest Let’s Hear It event in Palm Beach Gardensand many of you answered the call.

One of the concerned residents we spoke to was Merry O’Rourke. Her concerns surround a newly installed red no turning sign at the intersection of A1A and Riverside Drive in Jupiter and all the traffic it has brought with it.

After the Let’s Hear It event, WPTV reporter Michael Hoffman went to the intersection to learn what drivers think about the new sign. Some are frustrated that some drivers are not obeying the traffic sign while others are frustrated that they are.

For O’Rourke, her drive through the Jupiter intersection has taken on a new look after the addition of the new sign, which surprised her.

“A tiny little sign that said no turn on red and stop before the tracks,” O’Rourke said. “And I thought, ‘Wow, when did it get there’.”

She said she obeys the traffic sign by stopping at red lights, but that triggers a backlash from drivers who are used to turning on red.

Merry O'Rourke describes how a new sign in Jupiter is causing traffic problems. — Merry O’Rourke describes how a new sign in Jupiter is causing traffic problems.

“I stayed there and I’m waiting,” O’Rourke said. “People literally want to run me off the road. The road conditions there are completely out of control.”

She contacted the Jupiter Police Department who told her the sign was installed to prevent drivers from stopping on the nearby railroad tracks. However, some drivers say the new sign may not be the solution.

“It’s not working,” resident Wade Nuquist said. “People will ignore it.”

Nuquist said he has lived just yards from this intersection for decades. He said he’s seen the danger at A1A and Riverside Drive for years.