The intersection at Zina Pitcher and Catherine.
It is soo awful. It is the dumbest intersection in the state. It is essentially a one-way street that turns around a corner with a driveway coming off of it. There is a stop light for the traffic on Zina Pitcher but only a stop sign for the traffic at the driveway. Have you ever seen an intersection with a light for one direction and only a stop sign for the other?
I should tell you that this is a street without very heavy flow. There is actually very little traffic that comes down the street. A car coming out of the driveway would have no problem entering the street without the traffic light. More so, the vehicles that do leave the driveway, have no clue about whether the oncoming traffic has the right away or not, because they can't see the damn traffic light.
Also, what does the "No Turn on Red" sign indicate. Sure at a normal intersection that would mean that you cannot turn right on red. But since you could see the intersection as a one-way street turning onto another one-way street and it is legal to turn left on red from a one-way to a one-way, so maybe the sign means you can't turn left on red. Or does it mean both? Why wouldn't you be allowed to turn right on red? There is no way that turning right at an intersection like this that you could get hit by another car.
I hate this intersection.
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I actually have wondered many times about this intersection, usually when I'm late and the bus has to stop for this red light.
Agreed. You should bring it up at the next Ann Arbor city council board meeting. You can show them your excellent MS Paint drawing too.
for serious. have i not taught you how to use visio?
I think your working too many hours
haha
The other part that really poops my pants about this, is that the light isn't timed with the one at Glen and Catherine. The only way to hit the next light on green is to make the turn from Zina Pitcher to Catherine on red.
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