TRAFFIC LIGHTS

STOP!-GO-STOP- GET MAD

By Michael T. Johnston
Jun 30, 2009, 12:25am

With all the talks of construction of the round about and Oak St. as well as cleaning up the city in other road construction ways, I would love to know when something is going to happen with the lights on Main St. Has anyone tried to drive down Main St. at lunch time? Rush Hour? It is always backed up and takes forever to go from one end to the other. Now most cities always have some congestion but this is avoidable! Why does the city feel that people need to stop at every single light! One turns green, then the next one turns red. That one turns green, then the next one is red and so on. Even more, I love stopping at the light on Delinger only to most of the time, see that there is no or one car waiting to turn that stops 20-30 others. Why can't something be done? Why can't the lights be syncronized like surrounding Amherst, Buffalo etc.? I have heard the "lights make people stop and observe the shops downtown" speach, but how much can you observe the same shops? I have noticed it has shifted from looking at the stores, to looking to see how often you can switch lanes to get a car up and get through the light before it changes.

Let's make some adjustments that make sense here!

TRAFFIC LIGHTS ON MAIN STREET BATAVIA MAKE ME SEE RED

By Robert Clark
Jun 5, 2009, 7:41pm

Can anyone explain why the traffic lights on Main St., between the hours of 6pm and 6am. are not regulated by a trip light?

With the exception of Oak St. and the light in front of the Post Office at the confluence of Main St. and Ellicott St., red lights on Main St. should be activated by traffic coming off the side streets. There is no reason, for example, that the lights at the intersection of Main and Ross; Main and Vine; and Main and Harvester should change so fast as to not allow cars waiting on the side streets to enter Main St.

For example, you hit the red light at the corner of Harvester and Main with the intention of turning left onto Main St. That light stays red for at least four minutes. The light only stays green long enough for one or two cars to make the turn. If you are the fourth car in line then you wait another four mnutes for the light to change again.

Any answers?

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