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

Question:
WHEN YOU ARE DRIVING, AND THE POSTED SPEED IS SAY 35 MPH…..AND AHEAD YOU SEE A SIGN SAYING IT IS 45 MPH. AT WHAT POINT CAN YOU SPEED UP TO THE NEW POSTED SPEED?
A. WHEN YOU FIRST SEE THE NEW SIGN AHEAD?
B. WHEN YOU ARE EVEN WITH THE NEW POSTED SPEED SIGN?
C. AFTER YOU PASS THE NEW POSTED SPEED SIGN?
SINCE I JUST GOT MY FIRST TICKET IN 67 YEARS, I AM MORE CAUTIOUS (GRIN) AND THIS IS AN ISSUE I DON’T KNOW HOW TO HANDLE.
Wally

Answer:
THE CORRECT ANSWER IS “B”
WE TALKED TO NHP ABOUT THIS QUESTION AND IT IS THE ACTUAL SPEED LIMIT SIGN THAT MARKS THE START OF THE NEW SPEED ZONE.
Brian Loftus

VIEWER QUESTION:
DRIVING EAST ON FLAMINGO, BETWEEN I-15 AND LAS VEGAS BLVD, THE LANES ARE BADLY IN NEED OF REPAIR AND STRIPING. IT’S HARD TO TELL WHICH LANE IS WHICH – ESPECIALLY WHEN THE SUN IS RISING.

JoAnn

Answer:
THIS AREA IS UNDER CONSTRUCTION. MANY HAVE VENTED ABOUT DRIVING FLAMINGO LATELY. THE CONSTRUCTION PROJECT THERE IS TO TO BURY OVERHEAD POWER LINES ON FLAMINGO FROM KOVAL TO I-15. THERE ARE THREE PHASES: TRENCHING ROADS, UNDERGROUND CABLING, AND TRANSMISSION-POLE REMOVAL.

GOOD NEWS IS THEY’RE FINISHING UP TRENCHING AND MOVING ONTO STAGE 2. THAT MEANS YOU WILL SEE THIS STRETCH IMPROVED BY SPRING, 2010. AS FAR AS THE STRIPING- THAT IS USUALLY ONE OF THE LAST THINGS COMPLETED, SO FOR NOW…

MY ADVICE TO ALL DRIVERS PASSING THROUGH THIS CONSTRUCTION AREA: SLOW DOWN! IT’LL BE MUCH EASIER TO SEE THE LANE LINES, THE WORKERS WILL APPRECIATE IT, AND EVERYONE WILL BE THAT MUCH SAFER