08-30-2017, 01:17 PM
(08-30-2017, 12:28 PM)Markster Wrote:Quote:While we’re talking about this intersection, anybody know what the extra traffic signal on top of the signal for northbound Caroline traffic is for?
That's a transit signal.
Presumably, in the future, buses will be given their advance left via this signal.
Quote:There is another mistake: they’ve used normal traffic signalling even though it’s a very special situation. Since no straight movements are allowed, and left turns are supposed to be transit only, there should be a regular traffic right arrow and a transit-activated transit left. As it is, the signal allows left turns even when there is no bus. Many people are still taking that left even though it’s not permitted. If the signal never allowed those left turns and was a transit signal I think we would see much higher compliance.
Yeah, it's strange. This intersection seems like the kind of place to make use of a lot of green arrows, clearly indicating the only legal directions of travel.
Is that signal photo from that intersection? I don’t remember seeing the sign indicating that it is a bus priority signal — did it just get added, or is the photo from somewhere else?
Either way, the signal is wrong — there is no need for a regular green signal. A right arrow for regular traffic and the bus signal for buses (activated only by buses) are all that are needed.