BROOKSVILLE, Fla. -- This week's Traffic Inbox looks at a busy Hernando County intersection that one family says nearly cost them their lives.

The family says the crash they were in could have been avoided, and they are hoping for changes.

The crash happened two weeks ago at Culbreath and Ayers roads after Marisella Dunaway brought her family to Tampa Bay.

She was bruised but is unsure of any long-term injuries.

"I came to the complete stop and then I look to my right first," she said. "I look to my right and I see a vehicle off in the distance and then I look to my left and there was nothing coming. So, to me, I thought that it was a four-way stop, so I proceed to go and 'boof.'"

The crash pushed her car about 40 yards up the road.

Dunaway believes with one quick fix, crashes like hers could come to an end.

"Honestly, I want this to be a four-way stop. And I did do research, there are other high-risk intersections in Brooksville," she said. "I just feel like the county needs to pay a little more attention to that, just because, if lives are already claimed, there's children out here."

Michael Ullven, a traffic engineer for the county, explained the process behind the intersection.

"There are two criteria in determining whether an intersection is a two-way or four-way stop: crashes and volume," he said. "Would stop signs keep the crash from happening in the first place? Or is the volume on each road sufficient to warrant stopping in all directions?"

Hernando County residents can use this website to report problem areas.