Sunday, September 5, 2010
Does Dayton need a new Bypass
So many times I travel on the what is referred to as a bypass in Dayton. It seems that you get caught at every light while doing the speed limit. One would think that the state would calibrate these lights so as to accommodate the drivers that are obeying the law. I have noticed that if you accelerate your speed to around 55 that you can make most of the lights on green. Is this attempt to slow the traffic? or a foolish ploy to compel drivers to turn downtown and spend some money? Or could it be an income producing scheme to try to catch people either speeding or running red lights. Whatever it is, it sure is aggravating and not a very good design plan by a civil engineer unless instructed to do so by his superiors. I think this definitely should be looked into in a time when gas is so expensive. this could be a smart issue to take charge of for someone wanting to look good in the public's perception. Probably would make a good story for the Herald News. I'm not sure if these intersections use the "inductive-loop traffic detector" technology but if not it would be a good idea to simply calibrate the lights like other city's have to move the traffic along as to alleviate some of the dreaded traffic Dayton has acquired over the past years. I don't think this is an unreasonable request for our officials. Another suggestion while on the subject, Is it possible to use flashing yellow and red for the bypass at night or times when traffic is at a minimum? There are times you can sit at a red light for what seems like an eternity with no traffic anywhere. Or if this is a plan that is working as directed then maybe we need another bypass to move traffic around the congested area of Dayton.
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
0 comments:
Post a Comment