Doylestown, PA experienced a great post-World War II expansion of its business community, which continued for several decades, followed by a residential boom in the 1950s. Throughout the 1960s and 1970s the ongoing housing boom necessitated the building of homes outside of the borough.
With all of the new residential communities also came shopping malls and various other retail outlets, restaurants, and services located outside of the borough. Doylestown, PA has been the scene of numerous car accidents involving fatal injuries.
The combination of Doylestown’s farmland being developed into tract housing and strip malls, the onslaught of tourists to the area, new schools being built, plus the growth of Doylestown Hospital into one of the area’s premier medical centers, has left the area with significantly more traffic.
The county seat of Bucks County since 1813, downtown Doylestown, PA is home to the county courthouse, small businesses including law firms, accounting and wealth management firms, realtors, car dealerships, shops, restaurants, and bars, as well as residential dwellings.
The primary roads running through Doylestown Borough are Main Street, Court Street, State Street, Green Street, and Oakland Avenue. All of these roads post a speed limit of 25 mph and handle a lot of traffic every day, both motorist and pedestrian, especially in the vicinity of the courthouse. Pedestrian crosswalks are present on all of the main streets that run through Doylestown Borough and drivers generally take care.
Car accidents in Doylestown Borough are mainly a result of the large youth population driving recklessly and not obeying the speed limits and/or traffic signals. Additionally, on-street meter parking creates a special obstacle to the flow of traffic as people exiting their parked cars may do so without using caution and drivers trying to park, who require more than one attempt, may block traffic and cause fender benders.
As for the areas in Doylestown, PA beyond the Borough, Routes 611 (Easton Road), 202, 263 (York Road), 313, and Edison Furlong Road are the main arteries. Along Route 611 (Easton Road) many shopping centers, restaurants, schools, and entrances to housing developments can be found. The more congested areas of Route 611 are most prone to Bucks County car accidents.
The roads that run through Doylestown, PA are often hilly and dark, making it necessary for motorists to drive with care in order to avoid car accidents. Deer can be a problem on the roads throughout Doylestown, being one of the major reasons for car accidents in the fall and winter.
Doylestown is visited by hundreds of tourists each year. Tourists’ unfamiliarity with the roads is cause for car accidents as is the number of individuals who drive under the influence (DUI) after visiting any of Doylestown, PA’s popular bars and/or restaurants.
If you have been involved in a Doylestown, PA car accident, contact an experienced Bucks County injury lawyer at Saile & Saile LLP.
