- My Forums
- Tiger Rant
- LSU Recruiting
- SEC Rant
- Saints Talk
- Pelicans Talk
- More Sports Board
- Fantasy Sports
- Golf Board
- Soccer Board
- O-T Lounge
- Tech Board
- Home/Garden Board
- Outdoor Board
- Health/Fitness Board
- Movie/TV Board
- Book Board
- Music Board
- Political Talk
- Money Talk
- Fark Board
- Gaming Board
- Travel Board
- Food/Drink Board
- Ticket Exchange
- TD Help Board
Customize My Forums- View All Forums
- Show Left Links
- Topic Sort Options
- Trending Topics
- Recent Topics
- Active Topics
Started By
Message
1
Posted on 10/26/17 at 3:38 pm to LSUDAN1
quote:
It is a FHWA mandate.
Did they actually mandate the use of FYA? Or are the old 5-section doghouses still allowed?
Posted on 10/26/17 at 3:42 pm to Jack Bauers HnK
quote:
actually makes more sense for a flashing yellow arrow than a solid green. The only green you see for the left turn lane is when it’s a protected turn, any other color you are going to be required to yield.
There is no green light anywhere for the scenario I am describing. All lights facing you are red except the flashing yellow arrow which allows you to turn left.
Posted on 10/26/17 at 3:48 pm to Jack Bauers HnK
quote:
It actually makes more sense for a flashing yellow arrow than a solid green. The only green you see for the left turn lane is when it’s a protected turn, any other color you are going to be required to yield.
The only part that sucks is that with a green, you'll at least have the yellow to red transition. Then you can make the left turn if you already claimed the intersection without having to rush too bad.
With these new flashing yellow lights, it will just turn red suddenly.
Posted on 10/26/17 at 3:51 pm to Pico de Gallo
quote:
It's like a yield thing, proceed with caution and at your own risk. It's not a protected arrow.
I don't disagree with you, but how is that different than a normal green circle in the left lane?
Posted on 10/26/17 at 3:53 pm to weagle99
quote:
There is no green light anywhere for the scenario I am describing. All lights facing you are red except the flashing yellow arrow which allows you to turn left.
That's because the left turn on the other side has the right-of-way. With the old way, you'd have no indication at all. Your left turn would be dark and the through next to you would be red. So to me that's a bit confusing. With the FYA, at least now you know that you can proceed with caution.
Posted on 10/26/17 at 3:58 pm to MountainTiger
We've had them for a while in Dallas but it did kind of throw me when I first started seeing them.
Posted on 10/26/17 at 4:00 pm to MountainTiger
I have never thought you could make a left turn on red??
Posted on 10/26/17 at 4:01 pm to weagle99
“Left turn yield on green” has been drilled in my head from an early age. I don’t ever want to see a red arrow or yellow arrow. I know what they mean but why complicate things? Solid green, solid yellow, solid red, and green arrow indicate everything we need to know.
Posted on 10/26/17 at 4:06 pm to MountainTiger
quote:
The green ball (round indication) is for the through movement. There never was a positive indication for a permissive left turn.
If my reading comprehension is working today, this statement is wrong. Since before I was driving (that would be 1978) they had stacked lights for many turning lanes which hand the round green light to indicate turning was allowed but only when there was a clear opening (left turn does not have right of way so turn with caution) and a green arrow that indicated the left turn had the right of way.
The flashing yellow has replaced the green ball to more clearly indicate turning is permitted but does not have the right of way so use caution.
Posted on 10/26/17 at 4:10 pm to weagle99
quote:
I have never thought you could make a left turn on red??
You've been doing it all along you just didn't know it because the red indication for the left turn is not shown in a 5-section signal head.
Posted on 10/26/17 at 4:13 pm to mdomingue
quote:
If my reading comprehension is working today, this statement is wrong.
The round signals control the movements going straight. Arrows control the turning movements.
quote:
The flashing yellow has replaced the green ball to more clearly indicate turning is permitted but does not have the right of way so use caution.
The green balls haven't been replaced. They're still there. It's just that now there is a red indication for the left turners and the FYA indicates when they must yield to oncoming traffic more explicitly.
This post was edited on 10/26/17 at 4:16 pm
Posted on 10/26/17 at 4:49 pm to GetCocky11
quote:
With these new flashing yellow lights, it will just turn red suddenly.
Couldn't the flashing yellow just become a solid yellow to indicate it's about to turn red?
Posted on 10/26/17 at 4:55 pm to TigerstuckinMS
quote:
With these new flashing yellow lights, it will just turn red suddenly.
Couldn't the flashing yellow just become a solid yellow to indicate it's about to turn red?
It's usually a completely different indication.
Posted on 10/26/17 at 4:56 pm to MountainTiger
Ahhh, so "go ahead", "yield", "prepare to stop", "stop"?
Posted on 10/26/17 at 4:58 pm to TigerstuckinMS
Exactly
Posted on 10/26/17 at 6:06 pm to weagle99
I was in Orange Beach over the summer waiting for it to turn red.
Posted on 10/26/17 at 6:10 pm to weagle99
We recently got them, I like them
Posted on 10/27/17 at 6:54 am to MountainTiger
quote:
The round signals control the movements going straight. Arrows control the turning movements.
What I’m referring to are round balls that were used on signals in turning lanes, not lanes that allowed straight travel. There were several intersections that had either stacked or side by side (typically what I recall since driving). Illustration bellow.
Posted on 10/27/17 at 7:33 am to weagle99
How is this hard to understand? Even smaller cities in Kentucky have had a flashing yellow left turn for 10+ years. A left turn light can only be green if the opposite direction is red but what the point in making people wait if the opposite direction is green and no one is coming?
Page 2 of 3
Popular
Back to top
Follow TigerDroppings for LSU Football News