‘I wish lights were off every morning’ (From York Press)
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‘I wish lights were off every morning’
10:14am Saturday 20th March 2010 in
Did anyone else notice that there was zero traffic congestion at the Blossom Street and Micklegate Bar crossroads on Wednesday, at 7.45am (City junction lights to stay, The Press, March 18)?
And what was this nice surprise due to – one of the new options being implemented at a considerable cost; a secret bank holiday or my clock being wrong?
No, it was due to the traffic lights not working.
I was amazed to see that everyone, including pedestrians and cyclists, although cautious, managed the crossroads sensibly and there wasn’t a queue of traffic in any direction.
I wish the lights weren’t working every morning.
Should this be an option included in the Blossom Street/Micklegate bar redesign? Just food for thought.
F Montgomery, Holgate, York.
Comments(5)
keepitshut
says...
5:33pm Sat 20 Mar 10
pedalling paul
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9:40pm Sat 20 Mar 10
fenderbassman
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10:45pm Sat 20 Mar 10
pedalling paul wrote:no prob! can still have pelican lights for them, but lets get rid of the `anti car brigade`lights that cause all the holds ups and pollution! but get real, not everyone can cycle or wants to use park and ride, i drive to my place of work at elvington from york each day and am just wondering how much of my time is wasted just sitting at b+q lights waiting for imaginary cars to appear from the link road! its a tad far to cycle (unless you are retired) and loads of time on your hands! and public transport is useless to get there !there is a bus that travels to york but nothing goes the other way untill lunch time, thank god for my modern economical diesel car
..and what about pedestrians, particularly the mobility restricted and wheelchair users. How can they cross at busy junctions without the confidence of the "green man?" Time to think outside the car!
retrorigg
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8:22am Mon 22 Mar 10
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