Sound Off
Sound Off: When heading north or south on Iowa Street and turning left onto 27th, why is the light a green arrow only? The light is incredibly long, and it seems that the intersection would allow for a green yield when turning left onto 27th from Iowa.
Megan Gilliland, the city’s communications manager, provided this answer: This intersection was upgraded several years ago using Federal-Aid Highway Safety Funding. Data collected at the time showed a higher than normal frequency of north-south, left-turn accidents. The traffic signals were then changed to “left on green arrow only” to aid in reducing accidents at the intersection.
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Comments
Did_I_say_that 6 months, 3 weeks ago
In other words, the traffic control signals are controlling traffic.
FarneyMac 6 months, 3 weeks ago
"Why do people only go through intersections during green lights? I blame Obama."
oneeye_wilbur 6 months, 3 weeks ago
Olive garden will get the bill from the city to fix what the city screwed up.
frankiej65 6 months, 3 weeks ago
What happens when you head East or West on Iowa street?
Did_I_say_that 6 months, 3 weeks ago
Curb check!
loudmouthrealist 6 months, 3 weeks ago
The chicken crosses.
Ron Holzwarth 6 months, 3 weeks ago
by Ron Holzwarth
loudmouthrealist 6 months, 3 weeks ago
Funny and LIKE.
I will stop questioning the motives of my 6 back yard chickens starting today.
average 6 months, 3 weeks ago
Unfortunately, this was one of the last projects put in before the city (and KDOT statewide) started adopting the 'flashing yellow arrow' left-turn lights.
Before the 'FYA' lights, a left turn was either permissive ("left turn yield on green") or only when protected (left on green arrow only).
With the FYA, it would be possible to program the lights to be protected-left-only during busy hours but permissive left (flashing yellow arrow) on quiet hours. I've waited on the similar left from SB Iowa to EB 19th regularly at 7:30 AM on a Sunday when I can easily see there aren't any cars all the way to 23rd. I'll also admit that I've gone ahead and made that left anyway once or twice.
consumer1 6 months, 3 weeks ago
Why do birds suddenly appear, every time you are near? Just like me, they long to be, close to you.... Waaaa waawa wa waaaaaaaaa. ON the day that you were born, the angels got together, and decided to create a dream come ture.
loudmouthrealist 6 months, 3 weeks ago
Consumer must be consuming plenty early in the morning!
consumer1 6 months, 3 weeks ago
Funny thing about your comment, I don't drink or do drugs. Unlike many on this blog, I am forced to live in reality, and reality is not pretty.
loudmouthrealist 6 months, 3 weeks ago
I never mentioned "drink or drugs". Maybe it was just to many donuts you consumed and you had a sugar rush that made you post.
And I do not condone alcohol or "most" drugs but you might try some weed, that might do you a world of good.
Take care.
Speakup 6 months, 3 weeks ago
Hate of traffic controls is not a family value.
DanR 6 months, 3 weeks ago
SB Iowa to EB 27th: turn left on 26th to right on Ridge Ct. to left 27th.
NB Iowa to EB 27th: turn into frontage road at Dale Willey, make right onto 27th at Runza.
NB Iowa to WB 27th: turn left onto frontage at Jack Elena, cut through Sears parking lot and make left on WB 27th.
SB Iowa to WB 27th... no problem.
Coming from 27th either way. Just plan to sit and wait three minutes unless you got lucky.
whats_going_on 6 months, 3 weeks ago
I haaaatttteeee that light.
oldbaldguy 6 months, 3 weeks ago
Pull into Runza and get a cheeseburger or a Runza, delicious.
midwestmom 6 months, 3 weeks ago
I always wondered why there wasn't a right turn lane at that intersection... 2 left, 1 straight, no right. Of course I always needed to turn right.... There was PLENTY of room - especially northbound to do so...
I think I've lost at least a month of time sitting waiting to make that right over the 17 years we lived in that neighborhood...
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