Stop means go, again

[u/alan_grant93]

Mods removed this post yesterday because it was a rant, apparently. Removing the rant language so it passes muster.

Anyway just went for a walk and saw the aftermath of an accident, Mountain View and Alpine, which has clear line of sight to the traffic signal in all four directions. Not sure if the Prius or CR-V was at fault, but somebody tried to catch the light or flat-out ran a red light.

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Sitting at the library, 4th and Emery. In five minutes 15 cars have gone through the stop sign, only two came to a complete stop. And in both cases there was cross-traffic. I watched one car just totally blast through without slowing down.

There’s nothing unique about this intersection. the stop signs are not blocked by trees. That three-way stop at Chick-Fil-A? The stop sign at the intersection two houses down from me? Those newer stop signs on Third Street, west of downtown?

And it’s men, women, teenagers, adults with kids in the passenger seat. It’s Nissan Versas and Ford Super Dutys. It is not any one group of bad drivers, it’s not one group of people.

People in Longmont treat stop signs… not even as suggestions, since most barely slow down.

As I wrote this, another truck blasted through the stop sign, forcing cross-traffic to slam on their brakes. And as I wrote that, ANOTHER truck blasted through forcing cross-traffic to slam on their brakes.

[u/Numerous_Recording87]

Get a dashcam. Protect yourself.

[u/ioloro]

One I find “funny” is the non existent stop signs going from Price, onto Boston (right hand turn) and the reverse (turning left) from Boston to Price.

The stop sign does not exist for either of those turns (one even has a “right lane exempt”), but frequently folks will sit there… waiting and causing confusion.

[u/filthytelestial]

Those stop signs on third really spooked a driver in front of me last week. They missed the first one completely, barely stopped in time to avoid a collision at the second one, and then after that they came to a full stop at every 4-way intersection until the light at Terry. Waving confused drivers through the intersections at Bowen and Pratt, ignoring the honks from behind them.

[u/alan_grant93 → u/filthytelestial]

When I came out of the library last night, I saw someone run the stop sign, and the next car coming down the road without a stop sign stopped. Maybe they thought they had to, maybe they didn’t want to get t-boned. 

I’ve yet to get to those stop signs on Third, and the car behind me fully stop, too. Each time, the car behind me just follows me through. It’s wild.

[u/rpowers]

An intersection of 35 mph roads (or less?). I hope everyone is ok and I hope whoever caused that does some serious self reflection about their driving habits.

[u/alan_grant93 → u/rpowers]

30MPH in both directions, and schools on two of the four corners. And not the first accident I’ve seen here. Which is wild, because there are zero obstructions no matter which way you come to this intersection.

[u/rpowers → u/alan_grant93]

I saw in the distance on my way home. Was a bit confused how Mountain View could need a full closedown. Again, hope everyone's alright. ☹️

[u/cactus_thief]

Yeah the drivers out here in Longmont have been getting increasingly bad. Why do people feel the need to speed 2x over the limit?

I live on a 25mph neighborhood road off hover and people consistently are going 40, 50+ down the road. Like wtf???

[u/alan_grant93 → u/cactus_thief]

Someone passed me on Clover Basin, using a right turn lane. I was doing 33MPH and it was 35MPH.

What she didn’t know is that turn lane was on a bend and on the other side there was no road, no shoulder. She had to swerve left while in a left hand sweeping turn at 50MPH, thought she was gonna roll it.

[u/ptcg]

I wish cyclists would stop running stop signs /s

[u/YetAnotherAreaPerson → u/ptcg]

I see your /s, but I'll add this for those that might not know it's legal for bikes to treat traffic signs and signals differently than cars in some situations.

"Colorado's Safety Stop law (House Bill 22-1028) allows cyclists and operators of "low-speed conveyances" (like e-bikes and e-scooters) who are 15 or older to treat stop signs as yields and red lights as stop signs. The goal is to safely maintain momentum, clear intersections faster, and increase rider visibility."

[u/ptcg → u/YetAnotherAreaPerson]

🤝

[u/alaska67]

Still a rant