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Posted on 4/28/21 at 9:05 am to VolsOut4Harambe
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Some people are too dumb to discern that a solid green also means yield to oncoming traffic.
What?
Solid green arrow means you have right of way.
Posted on 4/28/21 at 9:09 am to Open Your Eyes
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That was already possible with the solid green light after a green arrow.
Only explanation I could find is that “it reduces confusion because the turn lane display is no longer the same indication as the adjacent thru lanes”.
But yea people are used to the “left turn yield on green” sign.
Posted on 4/28/21 at 9:14 am to goofball
I'm glad I don't work in DOTD's PR Department anymore. It was always a bitch when the engineers decided to try new things.
Posted on 4/28/21 at 9:19 am to goofball
The protected right turns that make the major lane stop for a 3 minute light cycle are the ones that need to be changed.
Perkins in particular it’s amazing you come to a red and there’s 1 car that turns right then the traffic just sits at an empty intersection
Perkins in particular it’s amazing you come to a red and there’s 1 car that turns right then the traffic just sits at an empty intersection
Posted on 4/28/21 at 9:30 am to goofball
Whoa ,hold up there. Are the traffic lights synchronized yet? Some have been waiting like 40 years for that project to be realized.
Posted on 4/28/21 at 9:35 am to baytiger11
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Only explanation I could find is that “it reduces confusion because the turn lane display is no longer the same indication as the adjacent thru lanes”.
The FYA eliminates the left turn trap, aka the yellow trap. That is when the permissive LT would get a solid yellow while the opposing through would still have a green. The permissive LT would wrongly assume that the opposing through would also be slowing down due to having their own yellow, causing the LT to try and sneak one or two more cars through before red, resulting in severe crashes.
TLDR: FYA are safer than your normal doghouse/5-section.
They became standard in Alabama several years ago.
This post was edited on 4/28/21 at 9:44 am
Posted on 4/28/21 at 9:39 am to Displaced
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Some people are too dumb to discern that a solid green also means yield to oncoming traffic.
What?
Solid green arrow means you have right of way.
I think he means solid green light with no arrow. I see quite a few crashes around my work because people see green and think they can turn, but they still have to yield to oncoming traffic.
This post was edited on 4/28/21 at 9:42 am
Posted on 4/28/21 at 9:44 am to goofball
Despite the bitching, this is going to be a good thing.
Posted on 4/28/21 at 9:45 am to goofball
About time!!
Lafayette, LC, north LA has these and it works wonders.
Lafayette, LC, north LA has these and it works wonders.
Posted on 4/28/21 at 9:45 am to goofball
Posted on 4/28/21 at 9:45 am to Packer
Ahh, yes. That makes me less disappointed in our society.
Posted on 4/28/21 at 9:48 am to Displaced
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solid green
=/=
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Solid green arrow
Posted on 4/28/21 at 9:48 am to pvilleguru
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The FYA eliminates the left turn trap, aka the yellow trap. That is when the permissive LT would get a solid yellow while the opposing through would still have a green. The permissive LT would wrongly assume that the opposing through would also be slowing down due to having their own yellow, causing the LT to try and sneak one or two more cars through before red, resulting in severe crashes.
The flashing yellow arrow still turns to solid yellow when it’s about to turn red. This is literally just replacing a solid green light with a flashing yellow arrow. Nothing else about the light sequence changes.
Posted on 4/28/21 at 9:51 am to pvilleguru
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The FYA eliminates the left turn trap, aka the yellow trap
Had to look this up to understand.
I can see that happening. Looks like it would happen more from a car pulling up past the stop bar while waiting for oncoming traffic. only to get stuck during yellow.
If a car waits behind the stop bar like they're supposed to, that doesn't happen. But yea the flashin yellow eliminates that stupidity.
Posted on 4/28/21 at 9:56 am to goofball
Given the elevated IQ of Louisiana (and in particular Baton Rouge) drivers, is this new blinking left turn light system really better than this?
The basic problem appears to be that many people don't understand or care that when turning left EVERYONE ELSE has the right of way except when you have a green turn arrow. Blinking lights won't fix this.
The basic problem appears to be that many people don't understand or care that when turning left EVERYONE ELSE has the right of way except when you have a green turn arrow. Blinking lights won't fix this.
Posted on 4/28/21 at 9:58 am to rented mule
quote:People think this?
And you thought traffic circles were bad
Posted on 4/28/21 at 10:00 am to Open Your Eyes
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The flashing yellow arrow still turns to solid yellow when it’s about to turn red. This is literally just replacing a solid green light with a flashing yellow arrow. Nothing else about the light sequence changes.
If you replace a circular green with a FYA, then you can phase it so that the left turn turns red when the opposing through does. The left turn trap would happen when the adjacent through had to turn red because the opposing LT was turning a protected green. The opposing through would stay green in that scenario while your permissive LT had to turn red because it was tied to the adjacent through.
Posted on 4/28/21 at 10:00 am to goofball
We have these in Monroe.
Good to see Baton Rouge join the best part of the state, North Louisiana, with these.
Good to see Baton Rouge join the best part of the state, North Louisiana, with these.
Posted on 4/28/21 at 10:01 am to Unobtanium
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is this new blinking left turn light system really better than this?
Yes
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