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Readers Identify Most Ignored Stop Sign in Melrose

Find out what locations in Melrose our readers identified as having stop signs that get regularly ignored by drivers.

We asked you, our readers, to identify the most ignored stop sign in Melrose and you've responded. The most ignored area is Clifford and Nelson Streets.

Of the nearly four dozen responses, the stop sign at Clifford and Nelson Streets received several votes from readers.

Kristen Cantin seemed to sum up the feelings of fellow readers, writing: "I live at on the corner of CIifford and Nelson. That intersection there is horrible! I can't even begin to tell you how many cars don't stop. Nelson is a big cut-through to Howard and the Fells to Lincoln. There are so many children that live in the neighborhood and who walk to Horace Mann! It is very dangerous!"

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Some of the other ignored stop signs in Melrose identified by our readers include ones at:

  • Green and Howard 
  • Lincoln and Porter
  • Washington and Pleasant 
  • Melrose and Vinton
  • Gooch and Foster
  • Lincoln and Porter

Do you agree that the stop sign at Clifford and Nelson Streets is routinely ignored by drivers? Let us know what you think by posting a comment below.

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