An interesting -- I guess "interesting" is the word to use -- thing has developed on north Independence Ave. in Kennett. Traffic is parking for quite some distance along the shoulder of the highway in zones that are clearly marked "no parking."

I do not know what the answer is concerning the situation that has developed, but I do know it is a hazardous situation.

Apparently, city officials do not know what the answer is either because the situation has continued for months.

Twice in the last two weeks, however, I have narrowly avoided crashes on north Independence. Once, a person parked his car and was getting out. He stepped out on the highway without giving any attention to traffic. Had I not be observant, I would have hit him.

The second experience I had within the past two weeks was when a pickup pulling a trailer suddenly decided, without warning, to make a u-turn right in the middle of the highway.

An 18-wheeler slammed on his brakes, as did I, and a collision was narrowly avoided.

There is a collision just waiting to happen there unless a workable solution can be found.

Although our online poll question is certainly not scientific, a remarkable 71 percent of those responding to the question agree that the situation is dangerously hazardous.