re: East Boyd and Burbank Update

I propose:

Westbound Boyd @ Burbank - Right turn only
Northbound Burbank @ Parker - Right turn only
Eastbound Parker @ Highland - Right turn only
Southbound Highland @ Boyd - Right turn only

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If they have Boyd right turn only then Parker should be left turn only.

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why?

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you're right. there was a signal there before.

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Exactly. DOTD had just carved out left turn lanes on Burbank which had helped tremendously, but they never changed the signal to add a turn signal. In reality, all they needed to do was have a 4 stage cycle, where each direction of each road gets a time where they can go straight or turn left. That would have fixed it. They could have even done one better and added left turn lanes onto Boyd and turn signals on the lights. However, they thought to themselves "hmm...what's the worst possible thing we can do...let's do that".

Burbank my bad

This intersection makes about as much sense as choosing to shutdown the Perkins and College intersection for drainage work during the LSU fall semester move-in weekend. Friggin geniuses!

I like driving through there because I like laying on my horn.

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This intersection makes about as much sense as choosing to shutdown the Perkins and College intersection for drainage work during the LSU fall semester move-in weekend. Friggin geniuses!

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that was for emergency sewer repair, the kind you don't plan in advance. the residents affected by that were probably very grateful for the quick fix. i hope next time you have to go to the emergency room, the doctor has a hissy fit because you showed up unexpectedly and ruined his plans. friggin genius.

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Exactly. DOTD had just carved out left turn lanes on Burbank which had helped tremendously, but they never changed the signal to add a turn signal. In reality, all they needed to do was have a 4 stage cycle, where each direction of each road gets a time where they can go straight or turn left. That would have fixed it. They could have even done one better and added left turn lanes onto Boyd and turn signals on the lights. However, they thought to themselves "hmm...what's the worst possible thing we can do...let's do that".

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been saying this forever. Glad i moved away from that dump

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they're having a ton of accidents because drivers keep making the maneuvers they used to be allowed to do.

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I am aware of this.

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the accidents are not because of the new intersection; they'd be having them anyway.

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No. See your statement above. More accidents happen now than before due to the aforementioned reason. People don't understand the new intersection, and some are stubborn and hate the added inconvenience caused by it (these cause wrecks too by misusing the intersection). Either way, more accidents are happening post-intersection change.

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so since it was partly done to make a safer intersection, there's no way in hell they're going back to the old way.

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it has become more dangerous due to people not using it properly, for whatever reason (ignorance, stupidity, or stubbornness).

For the record, I'm not blaming DOTD for these accidents. I am blaming the rule-breakers. I am just explaining the rule-breakers' thought processes.