11-02-2018, 06:16 PM
(11-02-2018, 03:23 PM)kaiserdiver Wrote: This would be a great improvement, so I hope it's not just a malfunction. J.F. Carmichael Public School is just south of that intersection on Patricia, and there are always lots of kids crossing with their parents.
Unfortunately, the signals on Patricia/Highland and West/Highland are both set up so that you don't get a walk signal if you don't press the button before the traffic is stopped on Highland. You can either run up to hit the button when you see the lights changing, wait until the next light (a long wait), or cross despite the don't walk signal (not a good lesson for any kids in tow, and drivers are more likely to be aggressive). This is a good example of regional roads not really set up well with the city roads.
This is one of the most offensive things about our traffic signal systems. Given that cars *ARE* given this right, i.e., the green light will be extended if additional vehicles arrive at the intersection while it is green, but pedestrians cannot get a walk in the same circumstances.
The regional staff barely even acknowledge this is unfair, frankly, I don't think it even occurred to them.