Thanks Ben:

There are only a few drivers that do the right thing and stay in the left lane to go through that merge. Most are under the impressions that the right lane has right of way and don't even look to merge into the left lane. I know... I do this every day and watch them not look into their mirrors when they merge left. Several times I have had to move into the on-coming traffic lane to avoid a collision. (Obviously no on coming traffic was there.) I have complained to the Trumbull PD without much success.

To All,
These issues should be sent to the State of Conn.

Regards
John D.

Thanks John,

I'll make sure that Kevin Nursick of DOT is notified as well of both issues.

We have notifications for DOT but we don't currently have a great way of not notifying you as well.

As an aside, a lot of muni public works officials tell us they want to be alerted as well even if its not within their control.

Hopefully that's ok for you.

Happy New Year,

Ben

Ben,
I am always availible for any reason.

Regards
John D.

Since I originally posted this, I've seen one accident, watched three drivers cut-off by offending drivers, and I've been cut off and forced into the on-coming lane three times.
This must stop! In my view, the signage is very clear. However, the majority of drivers along this stretch seem to believe differently. We must have an officer observe driver behavior and/or adjust the signage to call attention to the right of way.

ConnDOT is experimenting with a new road sign for this type of situation
http://www.ct.gov/dot/cwp/view.asp?a=1384&q=259518

It makes it clearer that a lane ending is a merge where cars should merge by taking turns, not asserting "I have the right of way" and barreling through. All cars have blind spots - if you can see the driver in the car in the other lane, they are in front of you and it is you who should yield.

That might work! Though the only option in those examples was to go straight ahead and merge into one lane.
In my example, the sign shows that the RIGHT lane ends. At the merge, the driver in the right lane could make a right turn and the driver in the left lane could make a left turn. If the drivers are side-by-side, neither driver could see turn signals (50+% of drivers don't use them anyway) to indicate any intention. Since the RIGHT lane ends, the driver in the left lane MUST assume that the driver in the right lane will either turn right, or find a safe way to merge into the left lane. 75% of the time, this is not the case. You can look into their side view mirrors and sometimes through the driver's side window and see that they are not looking to see if they can merge safely. One out of a hundred drivers at this traffic pattern will use his/her turn signal to indicate the intention to merge rather than make the right turn. Since the sign shows that the RIGHT lane ends, there is no obligation by the driver in the left lane to do anything if he intends to continue straight ahead and not make a left turn except continue on proper course without change in speed. If traffic signals are ambiguous, the law says you must do what you would be expected to do. If you don't use a signal, it should be expected that you will continue straight without changing lanes. In this case, the right lane ends. Continuing straight ahead would put a driver into a utility pole. A driver in the left lane, next to the driver in the right lane, not being able to see turn signals, should expect the driver in the right lane to turn right or slow down to merge into the left lane, with a turn signal, when it is safe to do so. Again, this does not happen at this intersection.

i am wondering if these inconsiderate drivers are the same ones who block the intersection on Nichols Ave where Armory Rd ( Stratford side ) & Silver Lane ( Trumbull side ) meet - instead of having traffic flow, the "box is blocked" when jerks sit in an intersection, instead of keeping it open, as the law, & sign indicate to do.