Northfield / 85 Exchange upgrades?

[danbrotherston]

If a 'u-turn allowed' sign does get posted at the Colby or Parkside intersections: Question becomes how many Driver A (people making a right on the red from those side streets, into their assigned lane) would anticipate a car (Driver B) doing a 180 u-turn to go that same direction of traffic? 

Ideally, Driver A stops, looks for pedestrians crossing, oncoming traffic to their left and proceed cautiously on their right turn while keeping to their assigned lane.  

Meanwhile Driver B w/ the advance green attempts their 180 degree turning radius to 2 lanes.  NOT LIKELY drivers can do a 180 turn keeping to two lanes.

Just don't see this as either safer or convenient?

First of all, U-turning driver can turn into the leftmost lane, because they're turning across the LRT row, there's plenty of room.  Secondly, Driver A who is making a right turn on red is responsible for ensuring they can make the turn safely, that includes anticipating u-turns.

This type of maneuver is not unusual, Roundabouts were far more obscure when we started building them.  Even Toronto has u-turn locations.  I'm certain that drivers here can figure it out.

And regardless, that is an oblique angle low speed collision, it is still safer than getting t-boned by someone doing 80 km/h.

And besides, you're making another good argument as to why right turn on red is a bad policy.