Why do people reflexively suggest traffic lights or curve straightening for traffic problems? Why don’t they define the problem well before proposing solutions?
There was a crash at a 90-degree turn at the intersection of NYS Route 311 and 164 in the town of Patterson. I’ve almost hit other cars there. What causes the accidents is that the turn is approached at too high a velocity for the turn. The curve is further constrained by rock and earth on both sides. There is nowhere to go if an oncoming driver enters your lane. The solution is to widen the road, right? To straighten the road to improve the sight lines? To add more warning signs?
How about putting in rumble strips to slow the vehicles, thus enabling the drivers to maintain control — and stay in their lanes — as they go through the turn.