Lights at Claiborne/Waxpool are WORKING

They are taking the stop signs down now. Saw a couple people still treat it as a 4-way stop and the horns were honking. Be careful!!

 

Accident in 3...2....1....

 

I guess our hopes that this would resolve problems at the intersection were just wishfull thinking.

I just went through the intersection with the lights all working. The light my direction was red, so I and two other cars stopped. Then the one car proceeded straight through the light, while still red, because they couln't wait for the light to change!

If I wasn't in the wrong lane (making a left turn), I would have followed the car and posted the license plate number here.

The Ashburn attitude shines again!

 

I was out yesterday on my motorcycle and saw a woman blow through that intersection -- because she was READING either a paper or magazine. And I'm sure if a kid ran infront of her, she would complain that the kids parents did not watch them close enough....it could never be her fault for reading...ugh.

 

I said it before... IMO the only positives I can see from both lights is that the rush hour situation will be somewhat better at Broadlands Blvd and the difficulty of a 4-way stop will be removed for those drivers who struggle with the with the concept.

You can have accidents just as easily at a light as you can at a 4-way stop. I am also curious to see if the accidents that WILL happen will be worse as certain individuals speed to try and beat a light.

 

If you had one of these http://www.hornblasters.com/?pageid=audio she would have wet her pants.

 

Ironically, when they turned on the traffic lights, they pulled down the "New Traffic Pattern" signs approaching the intersection.

 

Well ... they've been blinking for over 5 days, people should know by now that there's been a traffic pattern change .. and should have been expecting the full light cycle eventually ..

Of course, it could all be a mirage, and this thread is actually the other traffic light thread that we should be posting in ...

 

Personally I would have thought that people would naturally "STOP" there seeing as there were stop signs before and then they would not be "surprised" by the light. You would think no one would be surprised by a bright red light but this is Ashburn.

 

You know what neil? Who made you forum police? That traffic light thread is 50 some pages long and I thought that this was important enough to have it's own thread so those that left yesterday morning for work when the lights were blinking would know what to expect when they got home.

 

Yes its important, and any post to the traffic lights topic would have appeared at the top of the list when someone checked for new topics, thus they would have gotten the information.

But I also said it in as part of a jest:

"Of course, it could all be a mirage, and this thread is actually the other traffic light thread that we should be posting in ... "

Pardon me for trying to keep some semblance of order and continuity.

 

I'm just waiting for the cops theme to start playing lol

 

There are moderators ?? BTW .. another traffic light thread has started !!

 

So this evening at 6pm, I'm waiting in the left turn lane on northbound Claiborne to turn westbound on Waxpool. I'm the second car in line.
We get the left turn arrow, and a car waiting to proceed southbound on Claiborne goes through the light and almost hits the car turning left in front of me. I even glanced up at the light to be sure he had the red.
Be careful out there!!!!

 

I have also witnessed people running the red light. I think Deputy Dawg needs to sit there for a bit and generate revenue for the County.

 

OK .. cheap shot .. meant as a joke.

However, word of advice from someone who was a 'sysop' on an old dial-up system back in the 80's:

Don't let every little dig, or nudge send you off posting on the boards, it looks petty. Send an email, works just as well, and often you'll find out that what you took as offense, was just a joke.
Just let them glide off. If I got upset at every cheap shot that was taken at me here, I'd be drinking Pepto on a daily basis.

Try and keep associated threads together, and merge where they should be merged. You don't need a bunch of different threads on a subject, much like the ones a few years ago on the h***ital !!

We all appreciate the work you guys have done here ... don't think we don't. Which is why, as a board member, I try to put the stop to incipient flame wars before you have to. One less thing for you guys to worry about.

And finally ... it was a JOKE for cripes sake !!

 

Chill out Mr Linux. Neilz did nothing... sounds like you guys already have/had a fued going and are airing it here for some reason.

So Neilz, I read you're moving in the newsletter, where you goin?