A committee charged with making the bike path crossings at Brandt Island Road and Mattapoisett Neck Road safer for cyclists, pedestrians and motorists has come up with two possible remedies.

Police Chief Mary Lyons told Selectmen that one option is flashing speed signs, like those used to slow traffic at Tabor Academy. The signs have been proven to slow drivers and could also be equipped to collect data from traffic. Another option would be trail markers that would detect people in the crossing and alert drivers.

Selectmen have had numerous conversations with various members of the bike path committee and town officials due to frequent near misses between cars and cyclists who fail to stop at crossings.

While Mattapoisett has been lucky so far, Bonne Desousa, a member of the bike safety committee, said there have been five accidents across Southeastern Massachusetts in the past two months, including one woman who is still in recovery.

“Infrastructure is important, but I think people have to understand that it’s their behavior [and] willingness to pay attention to what they’re doing while they drive,” she said.

Infrastructure does help though, and Lyons said the priority is to get signage at Brandt Island Road due to the dangerous curve in the road and the fact that the bike path does not yet go past Mattapoisett Neck Road.

Using either the radar or trail marker options would cost about the same amount, approximately $8,000 each.

“A combination of the two would be phenomenal,” said Selectman Paul Silva.

The committee still has some research to do to see which option would be the best to start with, and which product is optimal.

Price, however, will not be the biggest concern.

Following a previous discussion at the June Selectmen meeting, Desousa said the chief executive of the Howard Stillman Bates Foundation contacted her about helping to finance the safety solutions. Bates, who is deceased, cycled late in life. Additional funding will come from the town.

With the funding, “we might be able to implement it sooner rather than later,” said Desousa.

Selectmen gave the committee, comprised of Lyons, Desousa, Highway Surveyor Barry Denham, Colleen Trayhan and Nathan Ketchel, the go ahead to make a decision.

The conversation also sparked a discussion on the speed limits on Brandt Island Road, which is largely 40 miles per hour, as well as the speeds set on Route 6.

Town Administrator Mike Gagne said a meeting is forthcoming with Massachusetts Department of Transportation to discuss speed limits in town, many of which he said are outdated.