So. Indiana town making road safer

BLOOMFIELD, Ind. (WTHI) - Citizens in a local Indiana town appeal to their council to make a road by their home safer.

Just off Lincoln Drive in Bloomfield, Indiana sits the Holy Name Catholic Church. But, it's that exact road that has residents praying for change.

"You can't see going up and you can't see going down," resident Tim Sewell said of the road.

Near the end of the road is a large hill that prevents cars and pedestrians from seeing one another. Sewell says that the speed the cars travel makes it dangerous for him and his neighbors.
    
Several weeks ago he said his granddaughter Abby had a close call with one of the vehicles.

"We was playing out in the yard and she took off and I was fast enough, I caught her. (But then) as I pulled her back the fast car came,” he explained.
    
Sewell explained dangerous driving hasn't always plagued Lincoln Drive. He said until the 1990’s there was a speed bump. But, after the road was repaved it was taken out. Since then reckless driving has increased. 

That’s why he thinks adding a speed bump now, would solve the problem and prevents accidents.
 
So Tim and his father took their case and 59 signatures to the Bloomfield town council Wednesday night.
    
But it's there they found out they have a speed bump of their own in their search for a solution.

"There is a statute in the state that says you can't hinder traffic flow,” Bloomfield town council president Douglas Frye said. “So we'll have to check that statute and see if we can go in and see if we can put it in."
    
In the meantime they've opted to put more police on patrol in the area, to hopefully give residents like Tim peace of mind until a more permanent fix can be made.