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Where Illinois Avenue meets the Turnpike, there are TWO left-turn lanes. Those needing to turn left can only<\/em> do so during a green arrow on the traffic light.<\/p>\nThe red cars are in the rightmost left-turn lane, and will turn into the right lane on the Turnpike. The blue cars are in the leftmost left-turn lane, and will turn into the left lane of the Turnpike.<\/p>\n
The green arrow in the picture shows where the lanes split off, and behind that point, it’s unlikely that any of the cars will get to turn during the relatively brief green arrow turn signal.<\/p>\n
DO YOU SEE WHAT’S WRONG IN THIS PICTURE?<\/p>\n
The little yellow car would like to turn left, wouldn’t mind a bit to be in the left lane, but can’t get into the leftmost left-turn lane because all the red cars are blocking the entrance to the nearly empty side of the left turn lanes.<\/p>\n
Why? If there’s plenty of room in one of the lanes and almost none in the other, why not move over and make efficient use of the available left turn lanes?<\/p>\n
The lady in the little yellow car is getting pretty angry as she watches the light cycle through, missing the whole thing, as the left lane sits empty. Not a good way to end the day.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Either folks on the road between 4-6 p.m. are substantially less intelligent than most, or common sense and courtesy just goes on strike at that time. Where Illinois Avenue meets the Turnpike, there are TWO left-turn lanes. Those needing to … Continue reading