Carole Parsons teaches piano, where everything is under the control of the practitioner: If you mess up, it’s on you.

It’s not necessarily so with driving, where you may be subject to carelessness of other drivers and less-than-safe conditions.

At a recent City Council meeting, Parsons, who lives on Ruskin Drive, spoke of safety concerns that can put even careful motorists at risk on that thoroughfare — which was also the subject of a safety discussion at a council meeting in May after a serious accident.

Speeding is one concern, although stepped-up police enforcement has helped, Parsons said.

There are also three dangerous intersections on Ruskin, Parsons said:

At the top of Ward Avenue, uphill from Logan Boulevard, just past Baker Elementary School, where there’s no stop or yield sign for the many motorists who want to turn left onto Ruskin, putting them at risk of colliding with traffic coming straight down the hill on Ward toward the boulevard, Parsons said. She’s seen four crashes there over the years, she said.

At the top of Halleck Place, where it’s difficult for motorists to see to the left when they try to enter Ruskin, she said.

At Elm Spring Drive, where motorists also have a hard time seeing vehicles coming from the left on Ruskin, especially if they’re going fast. There should be stop signs on Ruskin at that intersection, she said.

Steve Weyandt, who also lives on Ruskin, told council he’s moved once due to a neighborhood issue and doesn’t want to have to do so again.

The speeding there is a “quality-of-life” matter, he stated. “It’s time to quit accepting it,” he said.

Whatever it takes, the city should do — including stop signs and speed bumps, he said.

“(Then) people will realize it’s not a speedway,” he said.

There was another crash on Ruskin recently in which a car ended up on someone’s lawn, according to Councilman Bruce Kelley.

It was probably due to excessive speed, Police Chief Janice Freehling said.

Two of his children live on Ruskin, which lacks curbs, and he’s uneasy about them playing in the yard, Kelley told his fellow council members.

The police are trying to help, having written 170 citations on Ruskin drivers since the spring, Freehling said.

The problem is not drivers who exceed the 25 mph speed limit by 10 mph or so, but those who go 55 and 60, Councilman Dave Butterbaugh said.

There were also complaints from a resident about traffic issues near the new Rutter’s convenience store on Sixth Avenue near 30th Street.

Motorists are speeding, ignoring stop signs and not honoring setbacks when they come to corners, even if they stop, in the residential areas along Fourth and Fifth avenues, he said.

It’s become more dangerous for kids, especially those on bikes, the resident said.

A child was nearly struck at Fourth Avenue and 30th Street a few weeks ago, he said.

More stop signs and “Children at play” signs would help, he said.

Mirror Staff Writer William Kibler is at 949-7038.