Bike Racks for Scary Carroll Gardens Intersection

Carroll Gardens resident Jeremy Charette sent in this pic of bike racks being installed this morning at the corner of Smith and Sackett, saying that in the seven years he’s lived nearby there have been “countless car accidents” at the intersection: “Problem is, drivers coming from Sackett Street can’t see around parked cars on the Southeast corner of the intersection, making it a blind corner. Cars tend to roll through the stop sign on Sackett Street, and at least 1 or 2 a year get t-boned by vehicles coming down Smith Street. This year they finally put up a ‘no standing’ sign for the two spots before the corner, but cars and trucks STILL park there! I came out this morning to find this! They’ve painted the no parking zone, put up a curb, and are installing bike racks!” Pardon Me for Asking, which also took note of the bike rack installation, has a photo of an accident at the corner last summer. GMAP