HO-HO-KUS, N.J. (CBSNewYork) — A New Jersey woman has taken matters into her own hands by conducting her own traffic study, which local officials say is illegal.

Ho-Ho-Kus resident Donna Cioffi has long-complained about the traffic volume on Powderhorn Road.

“We walk our dogs in another neighborhood that doesn’t get any traffic. Our children can’t ride their bicycles,” Cioffi told CBS 2’s Alice Gainer.

She said the road has become a popular shortcut for motorists on County Road 502 through Ho-Ho-Kus, but it was never intended to be a through street.