Gladys Posted September 26, 2007 Share Posted September 26, 2007 Has anyone else noticed that, at night, the lights for north bound traffic to the QB change to red and in the same sequence change back to green. So many times I have slowed ready to stop for red, only to see them immediately change to green again. What purpose does that serve other than to illustrate how ill-thought out it all now is? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andrew Posted September 27, 2007 Share Posted September 27, 2007 At night they switch over to the sensors in the road so as soon as you approach the junction, if there is no-one else coming from the other directions, your path will turn green. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skins Posted September 27, 2007 Share Posted September 27, 2007 At night they switch over to the sensors in the road so as soon as you approach the junction, if there is no-one else coming from the other directions, your path will turn green. Unless you're heading from Anaghcoar towards QB and in the right hand lane to turn right, you can sit & watch a full sequence of changes without the right turn arrow coming on at all!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gladys Posted September 27, 2007 Share Posted September 27, 2007 Several times! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tempus Fugit Posted September 27, 2007 Share Posted September 27, 2007 are the various other supplementary signs scattered about on the grass and up poles in the distance actually a legal part of a set of light signals ?, if there is no right filter arrow showing (to indicate that it should be safe to proceed and that opposing traffic is on red) there is NO red light to indicate that you must not actually turn right if the road is clear. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keyboarder Posted September 27, 2007 Share Posted September 27, 2007 there is NO red light to indicate that you must not actually turn right if the road is clear. The penny finally drops, lol... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skins Posted September 27, 2007 Share Posted September 27, 2007 there is NO red light to indicate that you must not actually turn right if the road is clear. The penny finally drops, lol... And likewise there is no green light to indicate it's safe to proceed, the straight ahead light is exactly that, an arrow for straight ahead. I could see your point if that was just a green light and not an arrow!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keyboarder Posted September 27, 2007 Share Posted September 27, 2007 And likewise there is no green light to indicate it's safe to proceed, the straight ahead light is exactly that, an arrow for straight ahead. I could see your point if that was just a green light and not an arrow!! There is a red/amber combination. Edit. Sorry, not too clear there. The red/amber combination (standard round lights, not arrows) precedes the green straight ahead arrow. Whether anyone likes it or not, and at risk of repeating myself in a dull way, the DOT, or at least someone who works there has invented this unique light sequence which in my opinion is illegal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tempus Fugit Posted September 27, 2007 Share Posted September 27, 2007 And likewise there is no green light to indicate it's safe to proceed, the straight ahead light is exactly that, an arrow for straight ahead. I could see your point if that was just a green light and not an arrow!! There is a red/amber combination. coming from the south ? I don't think so, if the ahead arrow isn't to taken into account then the right turn lane has NO light to tell it what to do, just left in limbo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keyboarder Posted September 27, 2007 Share Posted September 27, 2007 coming from the south ? I don't think so, if the ahead arrow isn't to taken into account then the right turn lane has NO light to tell it what to do, just left in limbo Sorry, I've added to my post - I agree with you completely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tempus Fugit Posted September 27, 2007 Share Posted September 27, 2007 coming from the south ? I don't think so, if the ahead arrow isn't to taken into account then the right turn lane has NO light to tell it what to do, just left in limbo Sorry, I've added to my post - I agree with you completely. the solution to that being that the red/amber should be on the right turn set, and the ahead should purely be a filter arrow if that's what they really intended (but who knows what they intended by what they produced !) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andrew Posted September 28, 2007 Share Posted September 28, 2007 Indeed. Coming one way, they have two seperate Red/Amber/Green lights - one to turn one way and one to go straight on. Coming the other way, there is only one Red and Amber light and then two Green ones - one to turn one way and one to go straight on. Madness........... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gladys Posted September 28, 2007 Share Posted September 28, 2007 While we are on about silly junctions, can anyone explain to me why there is a 'Keep Clear' area in front of the crossing at the right turn onto the prom from Broadway? What are we supposed to be keeping it clear for? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heathen Posted September 28, 2007 Share Posted September 28, 2007 Taxis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gladys Posted September 28, 2007 Share Posted September 28, 2007 Why? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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