UNUSUAL TRAFFIC PROBLEMS, HAZARDS, AND SOLUTIONS

Connecting Routes

between local Bloomington Indiana
roads formerly connected to Indiana 37
and the new Interstate 69

Box Scores

Which states are making progress
with Flashing Yellow Arrows and
the Diverging Diamond Interchange?

Yellow-Trap Scenario

THE YELLOW-TRAP HAZARD:

• All Yellow Trap Links are here:
  YELLOW TRAP INDEX PAGE
• DO YOU KNOW WHAT YELLOW-TRAP IS?
• Do they think we're that stupid?
• The Yellow-Trap Danger at Traffic Signals
• Second yellow trap
• Third yellow trap
• Little yellow trap
• Green trap
• Yellow trap and pre-emptions
• Proper implementation of Flashing Yellow Arrows.
• A visual example of Flashing Yellow Arrows
• Left Turn Signals - Then and Now
• Left turn signal selection - Which can be used together?
• How Left Turn Signals Work
• Leading and Lagging Left Turn Signals Compared
• Traffic Signal Classification Symbols for maps
• Left Turn Signals and Lane Use Control
• Yellow-trap in Bloomington Indiana

Results of Stupidity

STUPIDITY IN TRAFFIC:

• FOLLOWING TOO CLOSE:
  • It's more dangerous than you think
• Stop Diluting the Meaning of School Bus Lights
• Creepy Drivers don't get green lights sooner
• Never do These in Traffic
• Abolish Bad Traffic Law
• 101 Worst Traffic Engineering Misteaks
• Hidden TRAPS in Driving
• Common Traffic Fallacies
  • People believe some strange ones.
• Left-Lane Laws Reduce Road Capacity
• Wacky Driver, Cyclist, and Pedestrian Behavior
• Stupid Government Traffic Control
• Selfish and Nasty Drivers.
• Non-traffic issues make stupid traffic patterns
• Roads in Bloomington and Monroe County Indiana.
  • Worst Roads
  • MUTCD and engineering practice violations
  • The terrible 7-LINE
  • Construct-lok 2018 (a lack of planning)
  • Contraflow-left interchange - can it work here?

Bicycle violation
(Notice the double yellow line.)

HAZARDS CAUSED BY ILLEGAL BICYCLE RIDING:

• WHY BICYCLE LAWBREAKING IS ILLEGAL
• Riding Bicycles Safely and Legally
• Building Safe Bicycle Paths and Sidepaths
• Bike Lanes vs Turning Drivers
• The terrible 7-LINE
• Making your Bike Actuate Signal Detectors
• Never Do Any of These in Traffic

Parclo Interchange

TRAFFIC INTERCHANGES:

• How they choose HIGHWAY INTERCHANGES
• FAQ about DDI
• Diamond Interchange Variations
• Another person's fine view on interchanges:
  • Kurumi's Field Guide to Interchanges
• Reducing Congestion, Fuel Consumption, and Pollution
• The Interstate 69 Debate (With a new solution)

Distant signal diagram

TRAFFIC CONTROL TECHNIQUES:

• Traffic Signals FAQ
• SIGNAL PROGRESSION:
  • It turns signals green as you come to them.
• PROGRESSION CALCULATOR:
  • Design your own or analyze the existing one.
• CAPACITY CALCULATOR:
• INCREASING SIGNAL PUNCH
• DISTANT SIGNALS stop fast traffic safely.
• LED TRAFFIC SIGNALS - good, but a few drawbacks
• Defective Color Vision & Traffic Signals
  • With a new Solution to the problem
• INCONVENIENCE THE HANDICAPPED???
• REDUCE ELECTRICAL STORM DAMAGE

Winter driving

SPECIAL TRAFFIC SKILLS:

• Amish buggies are special hazards
• Merging traffic safely
• Avoiding lockups in SINGLE-LINE DRIVING
• LEFT TURNS: Why they are different
• FAQ about FYA
  • How Flashing Yellow Arrows help people turn left.
• FAQ about DDI
  • A Diverging Diamond Interchange helps left turns.
• How Left Turn Signals Work
• What Your Transmission can and cannot do
• Tricks for Winter Driving
  • The transmission you have can make a difference.
• The Turboglide transmission.