The way drivers ignore flashing red lights, I think this
idea would lead to people being injured by being broadsided. Not such a good idea.

The way drivers ignore flashing red lights, I think this
idea would lead to people being injured by being broadsided. Not such a good idea.

This is a really BAD idea. Barb is correct - it would definitely lead to broadside accidents, and Washington Avenue would become an expressway if there were no red lights. There's no way most drivers would slow down at blinking yellow lights - they'd fly right through them. That said, what would be nice if whomever installs traffic lights had the good sense to time them. You can only drive one block at a time. It's annoying to be sitting at a red light seeing the green light at the next block; when your light turns green and you get to the next block, that light is now red.

I think this is a great idea and would like to suggest adding the lights on Main and Pearl between Clinton and Washington.

No, but sitting at a red light for 5 minutes with no other cars on the road is a good idea? The ideal would be to place sensors for anyone approaching on a side street, but that will cost money. The flashing reds are like stop signs. Good idea.

The suggestion was to have the lights on Washington flashing yellow, not flashing red. People will be driving way faster than 30 mph if there are no stops...flashing red on Washington Ave. might make sense, but then you're still stopping (even briefly) at EVERY intersection. No other city turns off traffic lights on an entire street because it's dangerous. I live in this area, and I can promise you that the street will become a raceway. I've seen people pass others on Lucas Avenue - we don't need that on Washington Avenue. This wouldn't be a problem if the lights were timed and you didn't get every red light on the street. Sitting at one light is OK, sitting at 5 of them (and it seems to happen every time in both directions) is intolerable and should be fixed.

It used to be that way. Late at night until early morning almost all lights went to blinking red/amber. I agree that this should be the norm throughout the city.

Yes i agree the lights should be on blinking, what a great improvement it is at the plaza rd. light that it is on blinking, I think that there is alot of lights that can be set to blinking like the one on E. Chester st. and Lincoln st. they are a great wast of energy lets think green Kingston!

The lights cannot be timed that way. They are either on or blinking cannot set them to go off and on