Buddy's Place
Insane Stoplight Timing
RECEIVED Wed., Jan. 27, 2010
Dear Editor,
To whomever at the Texas Department of Transportation that is responsible for timing the stoplights on U.S. 183 at the Toll 45 overpass in Mustang Ridge:
Thanks a lot, psychopath – I've very nearly killed people at that intersection twice because you set both the north and south lights to trip at the exact same time. Those lights are on either side of a divided overpass, and thus the far light is not visible to drivers on U.S. 183 until they are almost underneath the near light; that means that drivers who see the near light change to yellow at too short a distance to easily stop for it will carry through the intersection, and not realize until they're under the overpass that they are now approaching another light – now red – at 65 mph, with just barely enough room to stop before crashing into cross traffic. At least one massive wreck has already occurred there because of this insane stoplight timing; you can still see the skid marks and police paint markings leading to a blackened concrete support column.
Good job, you lunatic – good job.
To whomever at the Texas Department of Transportation that is responsible for timing the stoplights on U.S. 183 at the Toll 45 overpass in Mustang Ridge:
Thanks a lot, psychopath – I've very nearly killed people at that intersection twice because you set both the north and south lights to trip at the exact same time. Those lights are on either side of a divided overpass, and thus the far light is not visible to drivers on U.S. 183 until they are almost underneath the near light; that means that drivers who see the near light change to yellow at too short a distance to easily stop for it will carry through the intersection, and not realize until they're under the overpass that they are now approaching another light – now red – at 65 mph, with just barely enough room to stop before crashing into cross traffic. At least one massive wreck has already occurred there because of this insane stoplight timing; you can still see the skid marks and police paint markings leading to a blackened concrete support column.
Good job, you lunatic – good job.
Jason Meador