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A signal is installed at Barbara's Way and State Route 3, and an answer on left turns at Carter Street and U.S. 1 Date published: 4/6/2009
IF THERE IS ONE I have moved seven times in eight years, almost always with the help of my Dad, who has put together and disassembled more particleboard IKEA bookshelves than anyone should in a lifetime. Moving was fairly easy between the two of us. I could fit the contents of my kitchen in a single Rubbermaid container and we'd have the apartment empty within a few hours. Today, I have furniture that is heavy and requires dusting. I'll need someone to help me move it next time, since my Dad deserves a break. It will be tempting to hire the cheapest person. But the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration asks consumers to be wary before you send your belongings off with a mover. Just in time for the spring and summer moving season, it has identified a few "red flags" that indicate a moving company could be "rogue." (Their words, not mine). A company will give you a suspiciously low price for the move over the phone or via e-mail, without visiting your home or offering to do an in-person estimate. A company demands cash, or a large deposit.
The company provides no information on its licensing and insurance. Or, the company claims all your goods are covered by insurance. When you call the company, the person answering does not say a specific company title. They may say something nonspecific, like "moving company." On moving day, a rental truck arrives, not a company-branded truck. For more information on moving safety, visit the FMCSA's Web site on this topic, protectyour Dear Kelly: At the intersection of Carter Street and U.S. 1 in Falmouth, VDOT has placed a solid white line in the northbound lanes of U.S. 1, which would indicate don't block the intersection. However, drivers on Carter Street can't make a left turn onto U.S. 1 southbound and there is a solid double yellow line on U.S. 1 that indicates, I think, that there's no left turn from U.S. 1 onto Carter Street (nor should there be). What's going on? --Jack MacKenn, Stafford
this seems to be a region-wide..chronic problem... twofold -
lights that do "dumb" cycles... even though we all know of
signals that are much better tuned and even some that
actually vary and are adaptive to the traffic.
The signals on Route 3 west just off of I-95 are this way.
and that's the second problem - that MOST signals in a
series are not timed with respect to each other... and even
the ones that are - if they add a new one - it is not timed
with the others.
why is this so difficult for VDOT?
There are 5 lights. 1-High School, 2-Route 206, 3-Fire Station, 4-Food Lion, 5-Post Office
( 1 million stop light ) come on please....I am sure they are not cheap.But a million, Thats Just Silly.. ,, You want to buy some
1000.00 Toilet Seats Catch ?
Those lights cost $1 million each. Someone
is making a huge profit.
I don't think it's realistic to think a traffic light will ever be removed. However, the newest light clearly needs to have a minimum cycle time adjustment. I have seen on numerous occasions the light governing the Route 3 direction (remember, this is a major thoroughfare) cycle red again just moments after being green, due to another car triggering from the side street. Most major roadways allow some sort of a minimum cycle time, this is clearly needed here as well. And yes, synchronize that whole strip!
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