By Paula Pyzik Scott

The Ada Icon's July 2026 traffic safety poll received 61 responses with a clear #1 priority for Ada area traffic safety: to improve driver awareness of stop signs at County Line and SR 81. Safety at SR 81 and Main St. came in a distant second. Slowing down e-scooters and e-bikes ranked third.

The ability to provide a write-in response was popular. There were 23 write-in votes with 2-3 commenting on the same topic (see below).

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1) Improve awareness of stop sign at County Line and SR 81 - 64% (39 votes)

2) Improve safety of SR 81 and Main St. - 34% (21 votes)

3) Slow down e-scooters and e-bikes - 25% (15 votes)

4) Improve school pick-up and drop-off zone - 20% (12 votes)

5) Add more digital speed feedback signs. - 13% (8 votes)

6) Lower speed limit on Main St. - 7% (4 votes)

Single vote write-in responses

Stopping at stop signs in general!!!

Speeding vehicles on side streets 

Enforce stop signs at Lincoln & Johnson

Stop light at Lima Ave and Main Street. Far too much traffic from the university there and would help with park event traffic.

Improve speed and stops at Lincoln and Johnson Intersection

ONU runners on the roads.

Speed bumps or more stop signs along Johnson.

Drunks driving out of the VFW 

Improve safety on Hwy 81 coming into Ada

Do something to make large trucks obey the speed limits.

Additional crosswalks on Main Street (or near ONU Subway). Thanks!

Monitor speed on Orders St

Something needs to be done at County Line and 81, like a roundabout, stop lights, something sooner than 5 years

Change the one-way streets back to the way they were. And make the 35 mph end sign more obvious when going south out of Ada.

Honor Pedestrian right of way at crosswalks

Improved sidewalk access to Community Markets

Speed bumps on Main Street, crosswalks with flashing signs for crossing Main Street along campus border

Add no passing signs on W. Lincoln Ave from Gilbert St to Klingler Road

Speeding on E. Lima Ave. and the intersection of Lima Ave and S. Main St.