Comments on: ACHD To Install New Style Left Turn Signal

By: ya right

ya right — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 19:32:18 +0000

What do these flashy new monsters cost? After purchase, and labor to install probably around 10-20k or more each to install… Great use of taxpayer money at a time like this!!!!! NOT!!!!!!!!

By: JamesBond

JamesBond — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 17:40:30 +0000

So blinking yellow means speed up and then solid yellow means go super fast?

By: cyclops

cyclops — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 04:42:14 +0000

Do they make a signal that will incinerate the 3rd., 4th., and 5th. car that runs the yellow after it turns full red? That would be a signal worth paying for!

By: Paul

Paul — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 03:55:26 +0000

We have a few of them in Canyon County in and around the Nampa retail complexes. They work great! People can now turn left on that yellow light and it is a boon to keeping cars moving in that left hand turn lane.

They need to be everywhere.

By: brat1

brat1 — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 18:00:20 +0000

I agree with Gordon–

By: dave zarkin

dave zarkin — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 17:09:41 +0000

AP in Sunday St. Paul paper travel section had 2 graph story on Tourism Dept. in Idhao making online virtual tours of scenic Idaho available (like Salmon River) but no mention of Craters of the Moon. Wonder why?

By: Clancy

Clancy — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 16:08:33 +0000

Artanis- Your post is abeit off topic, but there are many reasons for cyclist to ride the white line- substandard width, excessively dirty from road sanding, avoiding dooring by parked cars etc….

As for the tax issue, most cyclist pay their fair share including a line item for ACHD on my property tax bill. Here is the breakdown from ACHD:
40.3% Property taxes
25.7% Highway user funds (gas taxes mainly)
10.2% Vehicle registration fees
7.6% Development impact fees
4.6% Federal grants

Back on topic, the lights look like they will be a great addition to safety on State Street.

By: Artanis

Artanis — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 08:02:35 +0000

How about a signal to tell bike riders in spandex underwear that they need to ride “INSIDE” the bike lane. And not bee-line the white stripe next to my vehicle.
These wannabe Lance Armstrongs think they own the road. Yet, I’ve never seen a property tax bill where they share the costs of roadway usage.

By: Wade

Wade — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 03:10:13 +0000

I don’t mind this one at all. I’ve always disliked that 5 light monstrosity. And (if it happens) it’d be nice to have a yield light on the left into Pierce Park.

By: Gordon

Gordon — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 02:43:29 +0000

Yeah, they probably will work OK in a few years when people finally figure out what they mean. They’ve installed a similar one on Idaho 16 (the Emmett highway) at Substation Road.
It has reduced accidents (but increased stress) as many cars just sit there at the blinking yellow arrow when there’s no oncoming traffic, wondering what they’re supposed to do. So those of us who do know what it means sit behind them and wait for the signal to go through its cycles and get to a green arrow.
Given time, and enough publicity, I guess maybe perhaps possibly someday all drivers will be aware of the meaning (and then the road officials can change it to something else).