Beschreibung
If just one driver wants to turn left onto Chamblee-Dunwoody Rd. southbound, they might or might not be able to do so, but it is certain that the long line of cars behind them will be unable to proceed. A left turn lane and signal will alleviate these problems.
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F. On which street and in which direction is the problem occuring?
A. Womack Road westbound
A. Womack Road westbound
F. What time of day?
A. During heavy traffic
A. During heavy traffic
F. When did you first notice the problem?
A. Years ago
A. Years ago
22 Kommentierens
Anerkannt Dunwoody Public Works (Verifizierter Beamter)
Dunwoody Traffic Signal Engineer (Verifizierter Beamter)
Ian (Registrierter Benutzer)
Erica (Registrierter Benutzer)
Ian (Registrierter Benutzer)
Dunwoody Resident (Registrierter Benutzer)
Dunwoody Public Works Manager (Verifizierter Beamter)
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Ian (Registrierter Benutzer)
Dunwoody Resident (Registrierter Benutzer)
Ian (Registrierter Benutzer)
I care about the safety but cannot agree on some of your points (such as driving to the middle of an intersection is not recommended nor safe).
Dunwoody Resident (Registrierter Benutzer)
Ian (Registrierter Benutzer)
Apparently I did not learn driving in Colorado :)
I have lived in two other states for many years and Georgia is the only state where many drivers stay at the stop line. I agree that pulling too much into the intersection will affect the visibility of the oncoming traffic. Turning left can be dangerous sometimes but waiting at the stop line does not make left turn safer because it takes longer to turn left from the stop line and the drivers from other directions do not see you (so they have more chance to hit you).
Back to this intersection, I don't think pulling a little into the intersection will cause any danger but it allows cars behind to pass. I truly appreciate drivers doing that.
Dunwoody Resident (Registrierter Benutzer)
The quote I used is a reiteration of the concepts I've heard from both law enforcement personnel and driver's education instructors. Our primary responsibility on the road is safety. Expediency works well, too, but the compromise can have an unacceptable cost.
Actually, it takes less time to get through an intersection from the line if you anticipate the oncoming traffic than it does from the middle of the intersection. Counter-intuitive? Try it both ways with a stopwatch several times, like I did; I think you'll be surprised. It has to do with the speed at which you traverse the intersection reducing the time it actually takes to get through it.
Ian (Registrierter Benutzer)
But it is definitely not true that turning from the line takes less time than turning from the middle of the intersection -- the distance is much longer. Unless you accelerate from the line and turn quickly, which is dangerous.
wtr3 (Registrierter Benutzer)
Lights that come on for periods during the morning and evening rush hours.
This looks like a great “fix” for westbound Womack until a left turn lane is added. Forcing cars to go straight or right would not put too much strain on them since they can do a U-turn a short distance ahead.
wtr3 (Registrierter Benutzer)
Dunwoody Traffic Signal Engineer (Verifizierter Beamter)
Thank you for your comment. We have in the past considered banning left turns and forcing drivers to make a u-turn further down the road, but school buses do not have the turning radius necessary to make the u-turn at the next opening, and there are a significant number of school buses on this road. We are continuing to work on plans to improve the overall intersection.
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