Intersection of Doom Upgrades…

[Anonymous]

Sorry, Fairfax County not Arlington.

Fort Hunt Rd turning right onto Rt.1/Richmond hwy northbound, immediately before the exit ramp to 495. There is a sidepath along Rt. 1 that crosses the beltway and gets you into old town from areas south. Traffic from Fort Hunt heading either north into NoVa or onto the beltway turns right across that path onto Rt. 1.

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@dasgeh 96931 wrote:

Quick poll: do people think a sign, such as the digital traffic sign below, instructing drivers to look for peds/bikes would be helpful in the interim?(reply)
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A single sign: marginally useful. But if you install three such signs, one blocking each lane of the I-66 offramp, then you might be onto something…

[Guus]

@dasgeh 96931 wrote:

Quick poll: do people think a sign, such as the digital traffic sign below, instructing drivers to look for peds/bikes would be helpful in the interim? Click “Like” for yes or “Elite” for no. Any suggestions on what it should say? (reply)

I’m not a big fan of these signs — it is a temporary solution only. Once the sign is gone, the old behavior will come back.

A sign like this makes sense when there is a temporary change in traffic patterns, or an event, that requires a temporary warning. Not for a permanent change.

[dasgeh]

@Guus 96961 wrote:

I’m not a big fan of these signs — it is a temporary solution only. Once the sign is gone, the old behavior will come back.

A sign like this makes sense when there is a temporary change in traffic patterns, or an event, that requires a temporary warning. Not for a permanent change.

Completely agree with you. It will be weeks possibly a couple months before there is a no-turn-on-red sign. In the interim, we have a temporary problem: bikes and peds should be going with the LPI, but drivers are generally looking left. The sign would be a temporary solution for the temporary problem: to remind drivers to look right before turning.

[Steve O]

@acl 96938 wrote:

Fort Hunt Rd turning right onto Rt.1/Richmond hwy northbound, immediately before the exit ramp to 495. There is a sidepath along Rt. 1 that crosses the beltway and gets you into old town from areas south. Traffic from Fort Hunt heading either north into NoVa or onto the beltway turns right across that path onto Rt. 1.

That is a scary place to cross. I’ve been there, and I didn’t like it. Be careful.

[Guus]

@dasgeh 96962 wrote:

Completely agree with you. It will be weeks possibly a couple months before there is a no-turn-on-red sign. In the interim, we have a temporary problem: bikes and peds should be going with the LPI, but drivers are generally looking left. The sign would be a temporary solution for the temporary problem: to remind drivers to look right before turning.

Fair enough. Then it makes sense.

[mstone]

@dasgeh 96962 wrote:

Completely agree with you. It will be weeks possibly a couple months before there is a no-turn-on-red sign.

Is there an explanation for why it takes months to put up a sign?

[Tim Kelley]

@mstone 97024 wrote:

Is there an explanation for why it takes months to put up a sign?

My understanding is that the review time for working out agreements with VDOT takes time.

[dasgeh]

@Tim Kelley 97025 wrote:

My understanding is that the review time for working out agreements with VDOT takes time.

Plus it takes time to order and get the sign. Unfortunately, these sorts of things are not on Amazon Prime.

[DismalScientist]

True. You have to search ebay.:rolleyes:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/PRECISION-SOLAR-ROAD-HIGHWAY-EVENT-TRAFFIC-PROGRAMMABLE-MESSAGE-SIGN-BOARD-/261622491565?pt=BI_Security_Fire_Protection&hash=item3ce9ea69ad

[dasgeh]

@DismalScientist 97068 wrote:

True. You have to search ebay.:rolleyes:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/PRECISION-SOLAR-ROAD-HIGHWAY-EVENT-TRAFFIC-PROGRAMMABLE-MESSAGE-SIGN-BOARD-/261622491565?pt=BI_Security_Fire_Protection&hash=item3ce9ea69ad

But that’s not the sign we’d be waiting for. That’s the kind of sign I hope will go up quickly, but only temporarily.

[baiskeli]

No you don’t, it IS on Amazon.

http://amzn.com/B00BGHN76A

[DismalScientist]

Sorry, my bad.

[dasgeh]

@baiskeli 97070 wrote:

No you don’t, it IS on Amazon.

http://amzn.com/B00BGHN76A

That is also not the sign we are waiting for.

[mstone]

@dasgeh 97073 wrote:

That is also not the sign we are waiting for.

Wait, so what is it that you’re waiting for? I thought it was a no-right-turn-on-red?

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