With teenage drivers rushing to school, parents dropping off students, and buses converging at one point all at the same time, several times per day, it seems obvious that addressing and resolving safety issues should be at the top of the list. Read more about the traffic issues involved in this plan.

The nearby entrance and exit ramps for M-14 on Maple Road have seen fatal and non-fatal accidents in the past several years. Imagine the addition of hundreds of cars several times a day to the mix.

Here is a gallery of only few of the accidents seen along Maple Road between Newport and M-14. Exactly the stretch of road which is the only access to the proposed site.

Jan. 11, 2005. Wintery conditions force driver into ditch. Maple Rd. at Blueberry Lane.	Sept. 18, 2004. Teenage driver going too fast to make turn into driveway. Wedged up on boulder. Maple Rd. near Blueberry Lane.
Maple Rd. north of Craig Rd. 4/03/03, 1:30 pm	Maple Rd. and M-14
Maple Rd. and M-14, from the north.	Maple Rd. and M-14 , from the south.
Maple Rd. and M-14 outline of the father of two.	Maple Rd. and M-14. Do not pass.
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Read an article about Ann Arborites' concerns about the traffic and safety issues:April 20, 2004 Ann Arbor News: Opinions diverge on future high school site