Description
Issue at the pedestrian crossing on Western Blvd. Cars on westbound Western stopped before Boylan at the lights. Traffic still turning right off Boylan on Western . There is no signage, nothing for drivers here. It's very confusing and very dangerous for pedestrians.
also asked...
Q. What is the type of signal?
Α. Vehicular
Α. Vehicular
Q. Please describe the nature of the issue. (i.e timing, signal head twisted, etc)
Α. Something needs to be done about the traffic lights and pedestrian crossing at Western and Boylan before someone is killed
Α. Something needs to be done about the traffic lights and pedestrian crossing at Western and Boylan before someone is killed
23 Comments
Pierre Tong (Registered User)
Autumn (Registered User)
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Autumn (Registered User)
Pierre Tong (Registered User)
That sounds like an expensive fix for a signal that isn't very often used. Going 45 mph, it takes about 360' to come to a complete stop (including reaction time to hit the brake). There's about 620' of sight distance going eastbound and 400' going westbound from the two curves on either side of the signal so there's adequate distance to see the signal and come to a complete stop. And even with the advance warning, there's no guarantee people will pay attention to that too.
Also from experience at another pedestrian signal, even if the light is red and there are no visible people using the crosswalk, people will still continue to run the red light - they might stop, look and then keep going. People are just impatient!
(Just my random thoughts - I don't work for the city so who knows what their thoughts are)
Pierre Tong (Registered User)
By the way, feel free to contact Jed Niffenegger - jed.niffenegger@raleighnc.gov
He's the main traffic engineer for the city and his department deals with signing/signal issues such as these. It's an NCDOT road so I'm not sure how much jurisdiction he has but normally NCDOT lets the City deal with signal issues.
Autumn (Registered User)
If only people actually went 45 MPG on that stretch of road. You were correct that it is party an enforcement issue. Not only enforcing that people stop for pedestrians in a crosswalk but also enforcing the speed limit. The City of Raleigh isn't so great about speed limit enforcement.
My area of expertise is not the cost of road signs, so I really don't know what those cost. I do have a strong hunch that the crosswalk will be getting used more & more often now that Dix is a park, and the down population continues to increase.
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Pierre Tong (Registered User)
Jenny, that sounds like a good fix for the intersection. Will be interested to see what traffic engineering comes up with!
(Btw Autumn, I experienced this the other day so I now know what everyone's talking about haha)
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