UDOT Wizardry - ThrU Turns
What do you guys think about the new design they are trying at the busy intersections? First it was the inside Left turning lanes, now it's the ThrU Turn.
Maybe @Scott P can weigh in on this if he's seen any success with these designs in Colorado, but personally I think they are a mess.
In Layton for example, they've got these 2 intersections on each side of the freeway exit. I was going straight and was next to an older fella that had his Left signal on, and I was just patiently waiting for him to stop in the lane instead of going straight, expecting to make an easy Left turn in the mid afternoon with little traffic. So he stops, completely confused at the signs telling him to go straight to turn left.
Look at the explanation to these intersections. We'll all have to watch a quick tutorial from our smart phones while driving so we know what to do. Then maybe we can text our comments and Like and Share our feelings as we experience the new method of making a Left Turn.
Instead of waiting at 1 light to turn left, now you'll wait through 3 of them.
What do you think, will this help? Personally, on the second video, most of the traffic gets off of the freeway going northbound and a lot of them need to cut across lanes to turn left into the mall. This new technique does nothing to solve that.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TgL47KAkXPI
These two intersections are within sight of each other
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a8DuAY0G2SA