Since people seem to have a tough time reading here in VA they local authorities have put up a sign that is taller than the underpass itself. As I stood here snapping a few photos I watched about a dozen cars proceed under the tracks in the wrong direction. Why hasn’t the city spent a few hundred thousand to slap in some one-way spikes that will flatten tires? Why isn’t anyone getting pulled over? A few hundred k would be peanuts compared to how much the one year test of the street has cost. I wonder how much it cost to get this sign put up.
For a bit of side humor I heard that a city councilman was given a ticket for going the wrong way under these tracks about six years ago when this was formerly a one way underpass.
Although I haven’t posted any photos, the overall setup of this intersection is truly ridiculous. Two one way streets lead in to a single intersection of two way traffic (I can’t actually think of any other streets like that without a light). If you are traveling along the two way street you will see an arrow indicating a single direction which points down the other one way street in the incorrect direction. Why can’t the city just get a few signs made that say NO TURNS as you travel along the two way street? That seems so obvious.
It looks as though the devil didn’t win in the local election for city council. I’m rather depressed about that. The zombies that run this village will continue with ludicrous decisions that are as good as spending a million on a one way road that is one block long. I look forward to the day I get out of this corin crap hole of a village. Whenever zombies begin to move in droves you should always leave. I just wish I had that Resident Evil woman to help me get out of here.
Doc, I’m pretty sure they can’t put up a “No Turns” sign at that corner (if I understand where yo mean to put them), since you have to be able to turn up that street to reach the back door to the Water Street parking garage. I think that is a separate lot, from the general one you can reach from the other side; I don’t remember being able to see the back ramps from that door, when entering from the main door on the other side.
I just don’t understand what they hope to accomplish by making that street one way. What’s the reasoning behind it? Are there regular accidents there? What’s the deal? All I know is that the folks approving the change need to be forced to wait on one of those trains at the other crossing, a few times. THEN they would understand the benefit of having that street be available in both directions.
[...] The stop sign for cars passing northward under the bridge has been removed (the base is marginally visible in this photo), as well as the gigantic DO NOT ENTER sign along the southward direction. With no stop sign heading northward I think the impact will be just a bit greater as trucks roll right through there and get pinned under the tracks due to excessive truck height. That seems to happen about once per week based on casual observations. I wonder if a truck will finally knock something loose? [...]