Erie County School Bus Driver Survey   (Survey was available from 7/7/2004 till 7/30/2004)   1.  Which School District do you drive for? Harborcreek 5.00 North East 3.00   2.  How long have you been a school bus driver? Less than 1 Year 0.0 1 - 3 Years 3.00 4 - 6 Years 2.00 7 - 10 Years 1.00 11 - 15 Years 0.0 More than 15 Years 2.00   3.  To help us better assess web-based surveys, please provide your age. 16-24 0.0 25-39 2.00 40-59 5.00 60+ 1.00   4.  How did you hear about this survey? Word of Mouth 1.00 TV 0.0 Newspaper 0.0 Radio 0.0 Internet 0.0 Flyer/Poster 1.00 Message Board 0.0 Public Meeting 0.0 Email 0.0 Other 6.00   5.  In question #4, if you selected "Other" please specify how you heard about this survey. I recieved a letter from my employer The NESD bus garge informed us of the survey. My employer asked me to participate. A letter given to me by the Harborcreek Chamber of Commerce from Scott Young Transportation supervisor SCOTT YOUNG ASKED IF OUR DRIVERS WOULD BE INTERESTED IN DOING THE SURVEY     6.  How satisfied are you with the level of winter services (e.g., plowing & salting) on roads maintained by PennDOT? Very Dissatisfied 1.00 Dissatisfied 1.00 Neither Satisfied Nor Dissatisfied 4.00 Satisfied 2.00 Very Satisfied 0.0   7.  If you had to choose, which one area would you like to see PennDOT improve? Plowing & Salting 3.00 Smooth Roads/Pothole repair 1.00 Road Widening/Paved Shoulders 4.00 Line Painting 0.0 Drainage/Clean Ditches 0.0 Grading Gravel Roads 0.0 Mowing/Brush Cutting 0.0 Dust Control 0.0 Signing 0.0 Animal/Debris Removal 0.0   8.  Rate your level of satisfaction while traveling through PennDOT work zones? Very Dissatisfied 1.00 Dissatisfied 1.00 Neither Satisfied Nor Dissatisfied 3.00 Satisfied 3.00 Very Satisfied 0.0   9.  Do you have a specific suggestion on how PennDOT can improve work zones? If so, please describe. Cover signs when not working. Do not leave flagman signs up when there is no flagman present. Work zone signs remain in place and in effect long before/after work is actually being done. Drivers who use a marked road on a daily basis are inconvienced and tend to disreguard the warning signs after repeatedly finding no work being done. This could prove dangerous when road work begins. Not at this time Notify which lane is closed sooner and merge to a single lane sooner     10.  What is the best way to inform you of road closures, detours or delays? Phone 2.00 Fax 0.0 Email 0.0 Notified by Supervisor 5.00 Radio 0.0 TV 1.00 Newspaper 0.0 Mobile-radio or cell 0.0 Posted Notice 0.0 Message Boards 0.0   11.  To help prioritize our services, which State Route in this section of Erie County needs the most improvement. Please note the route and add a brief comment regarding the service. ROUTE 20 AT RT. 531 SHOULD HAVE A REGULAR TRAFFIC LIGHT (RED GREEN YELLOW) ALSO RT. 20 AND WEST NEEDS PAVED AND NEW LINES Depot road needs to be wider. Lots of traffic problens at I-90 truck stop. Trucks do not use turning lane and cause back ups. The intersection of Route 20 and Route 955 (Iroquois Avenue) in the village of Harborcreek is very dangerous (blind corners). Traffic does not slow down enough when going thru this intersection. Needs more warning signs and lights to slow the traffic down. Saltsman Road and Buffalo in Harborcreek have areas where water lies in the tire tracks worn in the pavement. This causes dangerous side splashing, hydroplaning and, possibly, the loss of control. At this time the main priority that I feel needs immediate attention is the area in front of the newly constructed Wal-Mart. The lines and barrels are very confusing and for the new shoppers not familiar with the road, I feel this could be a danger. Rt. 89 from I-90 to Rt 20 right tire lane is settling and shoulders are narrow and not in good condition. also rt. 426 from NY stateline to North East borough road is rough in places and shoulder is poor. When driving from NY and approaching it feels like your aiming for a narrow farm path.     12.  Do you have any additional comments, issues or concerns? Need traffic light at Depot road and route 20. Also at Clark Road and route 20. Very dangerous intersections! Many old and new curbs at corners are not cut back enough to accommodate the turns of longer vehicles like school buses and trucks. (eg.Corner of Saltsman and Route 20) Only that there seems to be a missing Speed limit sign coming into the village of Harborcreek from the West heading East. I am not sure if this is a state or township problem, but there is a lot of speeding all the way from WalBridge Rd. through the village, but there is no reduced speed limit sign around Depot Rd. There was at one time.