McMakin Road from Shiloh Rd to FM 407

Double Oak, TexasMay 15, 20030 Comments

The Shiloh Rd changes to McMakin Road as the road enters into the town of Double Oak. It has two nearly 90 degree turns; one right after the first curve and the other before the second curve. Between these curves, there are two 4-way stop intersections, one of which is on a deadend road (ie, minimal traffic). These stops are within 200 yards of each other in an otherwise almost uninhabited area (farms and ranchettes, few homes ar developments). No other intersections have 4-way stops. From its beginning at these curves, McMakin all of the way to FM 407 (over a mile) has been reposted to 30 mph from 40 mph (the same as between the 4-way stop intersections), which was too slow in the first place. This is an open country road with very few houses on it, but has as low a speed limit as many residential neighborhoods! It is poorly marked as well, with different speed limits. The police park in the local store’s lot at the intersection of FM407 with a view of almost 3/4ths of the length of McMakin and catch people exceeding this ridiculously low speed limit. It’s like driving 20 mph across a desert! They claim accidents on the stretch, but that is a bogus claim. Many other locations have more accidents than this in Double Oak and haven’t been reposted. This is a cash cow.

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