HA! Its not a program problem. Its to make sure the traffic coming toward you, that might be doing a U turn, don't see the lights go to red so that the right turn can run and think that the on coming is doing the same and go, causing a head on! So by stopping the traffic for a few seconds the U turns can go.
@johnandwegs Thanks for clearing that up. As I've seen it elsewhere, I did wonder. Surely it's better to put a NO U TURN sign up - and given the layout here, a U-turn is unlikely to ever be done from that approach. I don't think I'd ever want to try it there. You can see a car do a U-turn at the arrows, but that's probably common due to the service station on that side.
Aside from all that, given that traffic here has just entered a 70 zone from 80, I don't think a 3 second amber after 5 second green is such a good idea.
@DounutCereal Actually, it threw me off the first time I saw it because the lights had just gone green, one car got over the line and they turned red again, I hit the brake, and then they went green. Generally lights don't change for a few seconds after a vehicle has passed over the detection loop in the road.
If only some Vic Roads staff thought like yourself!!! A no U turn sign would fix it!!!!
johnandwegs 10 months ago
HA! Its not a program problem. Its to make sure the traffic coming toward you, that might be doing a U turn, don't see the lights go to red so that the right turn can run and think that the on coming is doing the same and go, causing a head on! So by stopping the traffic for a few seconds the U turns can go.
johnandwegs 10 months ago
@johnandwegs Thanks for clearing that up. As I've seen it elsewhere, I did wonder. Surely it's better to put a NO U TURN sign up - and given the layout here, a U-turn is unlikely to ever be done from that approach. I don't think I'd ever want to try it there. You can see a car do a U-turn at the arrows, but that's probably common due to the service station on that side.
emdB67 10 months ago
Aside from all that, given that traffic here has just entered a 70 zone from 80, I don't think a 3 second amber after 5 second green is such a good idea.
emdB67 10 months ago
Hmmm. Interesting. I think that would throw quite a few people off when they got there.
DounutCereal 10 months ago
@DounutCereal Actually, it threw me off the first time I saw it because the lights had just gone green, one car got over the line and they turned red again, I hit the brake, and then they went green. Generally lights don't change for a few seconds after a vehicle has passed over the detection loop in the road.
emdB67 10 months ago