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Question:
WHY DOES THE LEFT TURN SIGNAL ON TROPICANA (E) TO RAINBOW (N) ONLY ALLOW A MAXIMUM OF 3 CARS THROUGH THE INTERSECTION? THE THIRD CAR IS BASICALLY GOING THROUGH THE LIGHT ON YELLOW! THIS IS VERY FRUSTRATING FOR SUCH A BUSY INTERSECTION WITH TWO LANES TURNING LEFT.
Answer:
THE RTC IS RESPONSIBLE FOR TRAFFIC SIGNAL COORDINATION ON MAJOR INTERSECTIONS LIKE TROPICANA AND RAINBOW. IF IT’S AN ISSUE WITH TRAFFIC TIMING SYSTEMS, WHICH THIS SOUNDS LIKE, THEN RTC TAKES CARE OF IT.
IF IT’S NOT A TIMING ISSUE, AND IT’S JUST BROKEN, THAT’S A CITY OR COUNTY ISSUE.
INFLUNCED BY YOUR E-MAIL WANDA, RTC CHECKED OUT THIS SIGNAL YESTERDAY AFTERNOON AND I WILL LET YOU KNOW, AS SOON AS I KNOW, WHAT THEY FOUND.
Brian Loftus
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October 15th, 2009 at 12:21 pm
The same is true of the left hand turn light at Westcliff and Buffalo (I guess it would be heading West, up Westcliff) This intersection only has 1 left turn lane but the light turns after the first car gets through. Maybe the RTC could check this traffic light out too.
Thanks in advance. ciao, Gen