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I wonder if there's an option 3, install a mobile traffic light that allows one lane only at one time, in sequences of one minute or so each, i.e Alternating re
by wfjackson 12y ago
I wonder if there's an option 3, install a mobile traffic light that allows one lane only at one time, in sequences of one minute or so each, i.e Alternating red and green lights, so that there is no need for merging. This way there's no slowdown caused by the merging, I feel that this method may actually make it faster overall.
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- malandrew 12y agoTemporary traffic lights is definitely an interesting idea. It would however require a long barrier, otherwise, what is to stop people at the end of the stopped lane from trying to merge into the moving lane. Another idea is a temporary speed bump in the lane that is not ending.
- blahedo 12y agoExcept that red means "stop", so presumably that whole "you don't have to stop" thing wouldn't work.
- S_A_P 12y agoI was driving in Atlanta a few weeks ago and was in a situation where two two lane roads converged to a single two lane road. Each side had this exact thing and it actually worked really well. Not the same as a construction zone but I think would be a helpful tool.
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- Fishkins 12y agoThe picture Negitivefrags posted shows a similar setup currently in use in New Zealand (although it's a permanent merge instead of temporary construction) http://i.imgur.com/AtaDOGX.jpg http://i.imgur.com/AtaDOGX.jpg