left turns in Michigan compared to Florida
miste...@yahoo.com
location: downtown Grand Rapids; northbound Monroe St @ Fulton.
after cross traffic gets the red light and the intersection is
clear, the thru lane signals to the right get the red light; on the
left turn signal the solid left turn green arrow comes on for 7
seconds; then the left turn solid yellow comes on for 4 seconds. Then
a solid red blinking light comes on. At the time that red blinking
light comes on, the thru lanes to the right get the solid green light.
(The solid red blinking light is well understood to mean that
oncomming traffic has the thru right-of-way)
There have been NO traffic accidents due to left turn confusion since
this signal sequence was first installed.
Compare the above to 43 SERIOUS INJURY accidents at this Florida left
turn:
location: US 301 and 41 (southbound) combines for a left turn 200
yards west of the Walmart in Palmetto, Florida (near Tampa)
why all the accidents?
After the yellow left turn arrow there is NO red light ! A green
light comes on after the yellow arrow! Many motorists who are new to
this intersection (many out of state) assume that the green light
means you have the right-of-way to turn left.
Motorists from out of state are CONDITIONED to expect a red light
after a yellow light or yellow arrow.
This is a perfect example of the lack of uniformity in left turn
traffic signaling around the country. There is no excuse for this.
The people responsible for installing and maintaining this
incomplete,
injury and death-dealing signal in Florida are:
Ken Bass
ph (863) 519-2495 (Bartow, Fl)
My suggestion: Call him and:
Politely YELL BLOODY MURDER!
ALSO EMAIL DOT: fdot.pio@ dot.state.fl.us
max
<43950c21-e8e8-4ddd...@k39g2000hsf.googlegroups.com>,
"miste...@yahoo.com" <miste...@yahoo.com> wrote:
you need to contact MI5.
.max
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