The electronic expression of the No Turn on Red implemented down the
street at the Harmony Bar intersection is one of the best things to come
out of that project. Before seeing this, stewing on how NTOR violations
have reached pandemic proportions and seeing some sobering close calls
related thereto, I had in my mind a proposal, that the law be changed so
that EVERY intersection that is NOT "NTOR" should have a sign indicating
right-on-red is allowed, and that unless otherwise indicated, it's
prohibited. The electronic sign trumps that idea. The State should make
this the standard for EVERY NTOR intersection. Even those based on
time-of-day could easily be programmed using an on-board clock.
On 2013/09/18 13:01, India Viola wrote:
Anyone else find this intersection problematic?
If so, I ask that you send your comments to the city via the link below.
https://www.cityofmadison.com/reportAProblem/
Here's what I wrote:
Category: Traffic Enforcement Concern
Type of Violation: Stop Light Violation
Day of Violation: All
Time of Violation: All pm
Location: The intersection of Division St. at Atwood Avenue heading North
(Car driving on Division St. turing right onto Atwood Ave heading east).
Message: Right on red from Division St. onto Atwood. Signage indicates "no
right on red". The sign is placed too far back in the intersection to be
seen properly by cars that are stopped at a red light. A sign should be
placed across Atwood so that it is clearly visible by a car that has come
to a stop at the intersection. This creates an extremely dangerous
situation for cyclists and others crossing the Capital City Path. A friend
of mine was nearly struck by a car at this intersection last night.
--
Paul T. O'Leary
Chronic Nuisance
Madison, WI USA
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