Ice Cream Shop Installs Rocks to Prevent Repeated Car Crashes

Persistent Vehicle Collisions

• 🎯 Tongue and Cheek Ice Cream has been repeatedly targeted by cars crashing into their establishment.
• ⚡ The problem is particularly acute on a dangerous S-curve on Arapaho in Richardson, where cars frequently lose control.
• ⚠️ The owner, Brett Smith, describes the incidents as non-stop, with the store experiencing six reported crashes in recent years, and many more unreported.

Previous Safety Measures

• 🚧 The city and local businesses have attempted various solutions to mitigate the danger, including reflectors, special signs, pylons, and high-traction asphalt.
• 🧱 Despite these efforts, a significant crash three weeks prior involved a vehicle under the influence that flipped a stone and turned the store 90 degrees.

New Protective Measures

• 🪨 The most recent and seemingly effective solution involves the installation of large rocks at the storefront, funded through a city grant.
• 💡 These rocks have been credited with saving the day and preventing further damage to the ice cream shop.

Long-Term Solutions and Future

• 🏙️ The city has discussed a potential long-term realignment of the curve as part of future redevelopment plans, though this is likely decades away.
• 🍦 Meanwhile, the family-run business is expanding, with their third location in Lewisville not expected to face the same hazardous road conditions.
• 📈 Brett Smith humorously notes that if the current rocks prove insufficient, they will escalate to bigger rocks.