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Falmouth intersection plan to get another look
VDOT to show the public its latest plan for the congested Falmouth intersection tomorrow night
Date published: 8/3/2009
THE PUBLIC can view the latest design plans for a new Falmouth intersection from 4 to 7 p.m. tomorrow at the Virginia Department of Transportation District Auditorium, 87 Deacon Road in Stafford County. There have been some minor changes to the preliminary designs, and VDOT wants to share them with the public again, said VDOT spokeswoman Tina Bundy. VDOT has $21 million to reconfigure the intersection of U.S. 17 (Warrenton Road), U.S. 1 and Butler Road in southern Stafford, where traffic is controlled by a signal. The unusual geometry of the heavily traveled intersection means that only one direction of traffic can proceed at a time. Previous designs have centered around letting two feeder streets--Warrenton and Butler roads--flow unencumbered on an overpass, with traffic on U.S. 1 controlled by a signal, and with ramps to access Warrenton and Butler. Once the public has been consulted again After supervisors weigh in, money will be devoted to final design work, Bundy said. A public hearing will be held once there is a final design. Dear Kelly: I grew up in a different state but was taught that when you are making a right turn you are required to turn into the right lane and vice versa. Otherwise it is considered an illegal lane change. All too often I see motorists do just the opposite because they do not wish to change lanes at a later time down the road. There are instances when I want to make a right turn on red while the oncoming traffic has a green left-turn arrow, but cannot because others are turning into the right lane. I realize they have the right of way, but do they also have the right to turn into whichever lane they please? --Nick Giambo, Spotsylvania In Virginia, drivers cannot change lanes in an intersection, said Melanie Stokes, Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles spokeswoman. When making a right turn on red, drivers are passing through an intersection. So drivers must remain in their lane, Stokes said. The same goes for making a left turn. Drivers should remain in their designated lane.
Date published: 8/3/2009
I'm with you, Larry!
(posted by
Wasp52
, Aug. 4, 2009 2:58 pm)
My point was aimed at the clueless who can't keep a Smart car inside of one lane. They cause the unnecessary delays. Cooperation is the key to keeping traffic moving, and that's what we all want, VDOT be damned. BTW, How do you like that light at Sealston? Lots of big-rig skid marks!
Collaborative Driving
(posted by
larryg
, Aug. 4, 2009 9:19 am)
I support this concept. I think driving should be done like
most of us go through doors and hold it for the next guy but
we don't.
Collaborative Driving is a sub category of Defensive Driving
but you won't find it in the books either...
but there are folks who practice it.. I try to most of the time
but you have to still take into account the vast majority of
folks... clueless or just plain ornery... or don't care (like the
ones who text or fiddle with their cells while driving).
big subject right?
inconsiderate vs clueless
(posted by
larryg
, Aug. 4, 2009 9:17 am)
in the bigger scheme of things from YOUR point of view -
you only need to recognize that turning and lane changing
are often not done the way they should be - according to
the law or logic.
right?
I drive a large vehicle sometimes. the turning radius
provided by VDOT is insufficient to maintain strict lane
adherence sometimes...
my point is.. that we have folks who either don't know, don't
care, or cannot keep the lane - and the code allows for that
by using words like "should"... "practical", etc.
LEFT TURN to LEFT LANE; RIGHT TURN to RIGHT LANE
(posted by
Wasp52
, Aug. 3, 2009 12:56 pm)
for consistence, safety, and whatever 'flow' might otherwise occur. That way, simultaneous left and right turns onto the same roadway are easily possible, and every bit helps. BUT, it's apparently not taught, nor is it in the Driver's Manual, a serious shortcoming; I had to learn the hard way when I was in another state! Oh, what if there are no turn arrows... what then?
wasn't talking about yeilding...
(posted by
mkibler
, Aug. 3, 2009 11:21 am)
Of course if you are trying to make a right on red and the on coming traffic has a green or green arrow, you must yeild. I was stating the requirement in the code to stay in your lane, then change to another lane after the turn. Yes, when making a left you are supposed to stay the left most lane if you take time to read the code...just ask the police what they say. I wish I knew where larryg drives, because I see incosiderate drivers all day, every day.
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