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Old 05-23-2012, 07:38 AM
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Originally Posted by mrsanborn View Post
The major design flaw is the person behind the wheel. Yes, this intersection is busy during the day. One option to a signal would be to squeeze the cart lanes 50 to 75 feet into the vehicle lanes prior to the intersection as is done on the major signaled intersections such as Bailey and St Charles. I would hate to think that might slow traffic down though. How that courtyard wall could be a contributing cause to "blow" a stop sign, well, the answer is above my prior pay grade.
This sounds like a very good and simple solution. That's exactly what has been done on the main road into Sanibel going to Bonifay Country Club from Morse Blvd. All traffic merges into a single lane and, although it may be a bottleneck at times, I'll bet they have fewer accidents there.
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