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Old 08-13-2024, 03:44 PM
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Originally Posted by Pugchief View Post
So you're saying the intersection is "dangerous" bc someone blew a red light and caused an accident? Sounds like a driver problem, not an intersection problem.

My gripe with that intersection is that traffic really backs up on Morse during busy times and isn't cleared by the light cycling. Agree that there should be long, dedicated right turn lanes with right turn on red allowed at all times.
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Originally Posted by villagetinker View Post
The right turn on RED will probably be a bigger problem as there will be people that will not judge the speed of the oncoming traffic correctly. If this really a problem (I have not experienced it) then I would suggest 2 right hand turning lanes with NO right turn on RED.
Another problem at that intersection is that they changed the arrow for a left turn from southbound Morse to eastbound 44 to a dedicated turn. That is absolutely ridiculous. There is no visibility issue whatsoever, you can see northbound morse traffic 3/4 mile away. So at off times when there is little traffic you just sit there with nobody coming for a full cycle of the light. When traffic is heavy, that lane backs up and you sit there for 3 or 4 cycles, even if there is no northbound traffic. People on this site in past threads have claimed this is "safer". My response is learn to drive.