Many residents have complained that drivers continue to turn left coming out of North Shore onto Harbor View Road. I have seen it as well. A few have even seen cars go into the dedicated right turn lane for going onto the North Shore, going the wrong way!
I instructed the Island Sheriff's Patrol to work on it and also asked City Councilwoman Kathleen Wilson if the City Police could help. She did ask, but the City Police say they cannot. While the intersection is in the City, just to the south, where the cars are turning, is in the Town.
The Island Sheriff's Patrol has stopped 39 cars in the last month at this intersection for illegal turns. Almost 90 percent are not from James Island. The number one excuse is that their GPS tells them to go to the intersection and turn left. (Google maps does not show this, but it is "online." Many GPS systems require updates, which many drivers fail to do.)
We are working with Charleston County to have better signage on North Shore to better direct them to Harborview Road.
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