75AG said:

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What we need, in addition to a left turn light, is a U-TURN light. That way we all know who's going to u-turn since the city is forcing more and more.

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You really need a no right turn light for when the cross traffic is turning left/u-turn.

woodiewood1 said:

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veritas47 said:

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Does the infestation of raised medians mean our overseers think we're too stupid to make a left turn? It's amazing that we've survived as a species so long without having raised medians.

Or is there some construction company with REALLY good connections at CoCS or TXDOT?

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I talked to a city manager of one of our nearby small cities and he told me that all the cities, including his. are putting in medians and curbs from the Infrastructure money that was available by the billions of dollars.

I thought the justification of passing all the Infrastructure funds was to address the aging and condition of our roads and bridges that supposedly was in great need for repairs. I didn't realize it was also for new construction that isn't really needed.

I haven't made an opinion on the medians but it sure is going to cause a lot of small businesses grief and also create a lot more U=turning at intersections. Drivers turning right on red need to keep in mind that the vehicle making a U-turn has the ROW.

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If that info is correct, that pisses me off even more than TXDOT adding all these stupid medians in the first place.

They ought to use infrastructure money for stuff that's needed (fix worn out bridges, do something about potholes, etc.); don't just do something expensive because money's burning a hole in your pocket. Use it for something actually helpful, not something that is supposed to be for safety but is actually dangerous (making lots of u-turns because people cant turn where they want and slowing down emergency services because fire trucks, ambulances, police won't be able to zip down the middle of the road when it's gridlocked and they need to get through)

*edited to fix typo

BiochemAg97 said:

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75AG said:

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What we need, in addition to a left turn light, is a U-TURN light. That way we all know who's going to u-turn since the city is forcing more and more.

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You really need a no right turn light for when the cross traffic is turning left/u-turn.

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Either that or just have drivers making ROR turns make sure the U-turner is not present. It's just not that difficult if people would not be in such a hurry. The U-Turner has a green light and has the ROW.

threecatcorner said:

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woodiewood1 said:

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veritas47 said:

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Does the infestation of raised medians mean our overseers think we're too stupid to make a left turn? It's amazing that we've survived as a species so long without having raised medians.

Or is there some construction company with REALLY good connections at CoCS or TXDOT?

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I talked to a city manager of one of our nearby small cities and he told me that all the cities, including his. are putting in medians and curbs from the Infrastructure money that was available by the billions of dollars.

I thought the justification of passing all the Infrastructure funds was to address the aging and condition of our roads and bridges that supposedly was in great need for repairs. I didn't realize it was also for new construction that isn't really needed.

I haven't made an opinion on the medians but it sure is going to cause a lot of small businesses grief and also create a lot more U=turning at intersections. Drivers turning right on red need to keep in mind that the vehicle making a U-turn has the ROW.

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If that info is correct, that pisses me off even more than TXDOT adding all these stupid medians in the first place.

They ought to use infrastructure money for stuff that's needed (fix worn out bridges, do something about potholes, etc.); don't just do something expensive because money's burning a hole in your pocket. Use it for something actually helpful, not something that is supposed to be for safety but is actually dangerous (making lots of u-turns because people cant turn where they want and slowing down emergency services because fire trucks, ambulances, police won't be able to zip down the middle of the road when it's gridlocked and they need to get through)

*edited to fix typo

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I haven't thought of, "slowing down emergency services because fire trucks, ambulances, police won't be able to zip down the middle of the road when it's gridlocked and they need to get through."

That is going to be an issue at times.

maroon barchetta said:

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You turn left on Bush East and never end up having to get onto Harvey.

Go in off of Dominik near Shiraz

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This is so obviously the answer.

Driving down Harvey... what did you move here last week or something?

75AG said:

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You've clearly never turned left off Barron Rd onto Wellborn Rd. Either get in that suicide lane, or wait for 10 minutes, or just say eff it, and die.

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Smart people never have to make a left turn from Barron onto Wellborn.