Local Door Dash driver express traffic concerns within city

She expressed that it would be a good idea to include citizens of Rock Springs to help beautify the city such as starting a campaign for it through a city beautification program, committee or website for residents to send suggestions to. She said the campaign could help citizens feel included and that their opinions matter, noting that her concerns aren’t meant to “point the finger at someone.”

“It is simply a want to improve the city's road functions and the overall look of the city,” said Weidle. “The other issue I would like to address is the need for traffic cameras in the major intersections. There are no cameras in any of the intersections.”

According to Weidle, cameras have been installed by the Wyoming Department of Transportation for weather reporting purposes.

She explained that she was in a car accident on October 15. She had just made a left turn on Sunset Drive when she had the green light to start driving up to Gateway Boulevard. She was struck by a driver who had failed to yield.

“Along with other damages to my vehicle, there are no cameras in that intersection of Dewar Drive and Gateway Boulevard,” she pointed out, recalling that there are cameras pointing at the intersection from the Rock Springs Chamber of Commerce and 307 Auto Plaza, but there are obstacles. “The cameras at Chamber of Commerce have trees that are overgrown in front of the cameras, so the camera view is blocked.”

She added that 307 Auto Plaza deletes their footage after five days due to storage issues.

Since the accident, she got a dashcam.

“I'm looking at the broader picture for the safety of all citizens of Rock Springs as well as those visiting the city,” she said, mentioning that it would help law enforcement to apprehend people in a timely manner, solve crimes, to decrease the flow of drugs and other illegal activities in the city, as well as investigating car accidents.

“Being able to have footage of all of these different events would save time, protect people, and make the city run in a much more efficient manner,” she expressed. “A lot of cities have cameras in their main intersections.”

She also suggested that the cameras be run under a separate department which will create more jobs for Rock Springs and that the footage should be kept for a year before being deleted.

She admitted that the camera proposal will take some time and some engineering.

“We live in a fast-paced world. In 2023, with all the technology improving at a rapid pace, more people are on roads and the influx of things being delivered to people's homes, I honestly think that cameras are needed in our major intersections,” she said, saying that the city would benefit from a beautification campaign too.

“Rock Springs is a beautiful city. I only wish to see it protected, preserved and made more functional.”

Mayor Max Mickelson said, “We are working as a city in securing a Safer Streets Grant that will allow us to do that sort of systematic city-wide study to identify ways we can improve traffic flow and the safety issues within the city.”