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Traffic Lights in NOVA arent timed right!
Posted by:
Rick
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Date: January 03, 2009 11:11PM
Am I the only one here that notices that the traffic lights here aren't timed right? For example, my commute from Herndon to Reston (neighboring towns) can take at least 20 minutes mostly because of the ill timed lights on Sunset Hills Drive. Yeah, thats an awesome commute compared to most people, but that doesnt justify having to stop at every light.
Most progressive cities time lights so that the signals on a major street such as Sunset Hills in Reston will go green at the same time allowing one to travel quite a few blocks before encountering a red light -thus enabling East-West traffic to flow relatively well. Then the North-South traffic would get their series of green lights that allows that traffic to move freely.
(And then there are the notorius lights (such as the one on Sunset Hills and Reston Parkway) that are stuck on red waaay too long!
Is there anyone (who cares) that you can complain too?
Most progressive cities time lights so that the signals on a major street such as Sunset Hills in Reston will go green at the same time allowing one to travel quite a few blocks before encountering a red light -thus enabling East-West traffic to flow relatively well. Then the North-South traffic would get their series of green lights that allows that traffic to move freely.
(And then there are the notorius lights (such as the one on Sunset Hills and Reston Parkway) that are stuck on red waaay too long!
Is there anyone (who cares) that you can complain too?
Re: Traffic Lights in NOVA arent timed right!
Posted by:
observer
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Date: January 04, 2009 01:15AM
VDOT controls all the traffic signals in Fairfax County. Contact them with your concerns.
Re: Traffic Lights in NOVA arent timed right!
Posted by:
Rick
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Date: January 10, 2009 06:32PM
ok dude, thnx
Re: Traffic Lights in NOVA arent timed right!
Posted by:
ThePackLeader
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Date: May 17, 2009 02:00PM
LOL, I've only noticed this for 20 years. VDOT is pathetic, as it takes them a Month or Two to simply replace a street light. I've never witnessed a worse timing of lights as I have here.
Re: Traffic Lights in NOVA arent timed right!
Posted by:
formerhick76
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Date: June 03, 2009 11:32AM
Would the Town of Herndon deal with lights in the Town of Herndon? I never was 100% clear about how towns and cities were responsible for roads within their boundaries, I think Arlington and Henrico are also considered 'towns' by the Byrd Act's logic.
Re: Traffic Lights in NOVA arent timed right!
Posted by:
GuJ
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Date: April 02, 2011 12:14PM
Vdot sucks they are timed to trip if your speeding go the speed limit and they wont trip. its ridiculous.
Re: Traffic Lights in NOVA arent timed right!
Posted by:
WTF
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Date: April 26, 2011 11:48PM
Rick Wrote:
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> Am I the only one here that notices that the
> traffic lights here aren't timed right? For
> example, my commute from Herndon to Reston
> (neighboring towns) can take at least 20 minutes
> mostly because of the ill timed lights on Sunset
> Hills Drive. Yeah, thats an awesome commute
> compared to most people, but that doesnt justify
> having to stop at every light.
>
> Most progressive cities time lights so that the
> signals on a major street such as Sunset Hills in
> Reston will go green at the same time allowing one
> to travel quite a few blocks before encountering a
> red light -thus enabling East-West traffic to flow
> relatively well. Then the North-South traffic
> would get their series of green lights that allows
> that traffic to move freely.
>
> (And then there are the notorius lights (such as
> the one on Sunset Hills and Reston Parkway) that
> are stuck on red waaay too long!
> Is there anyone (who cares) that you can complain
> too?
yes but try going south Reston pkwy left onto north shore M-F the light is green for 3 cars at best. 1 or 2 always run the red at the end just to make it a 5 minute light.
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> Am I the only one here that notices that the
> traffic lights here aren't timed right? For
> example, my commute from Herndon to Reston
> (neighboring towns) can take at least 20 minutes
> mostly because of the ill timed lights on Sunset
> Hills Drive. Yeah, thats an awesome commute
> compared to most people, but that doesnt justify
> having to stop at every light.
>
> Most progressive cities time lights so that the
> signals on a major street such as Sunset Hills in
> Reston will go green at the same time allowing one
> to travel quite a few blocks before encountering a
> red light -thus enabling East-West traffic to flow
> relatively well. Then the North-South traffic
> would get their series of green lights that allows
> that traffic to move freely.
>
> (And then there are the notorius lights (such as
> the one on Sunset Hills and Reston Parkway) that
> are stuck on red waaay too long!
> Is there anyone (who cares) that you can complain
> too?
yes but try going south Reston pkwy left onto north shore M-F the light is green for 3 cars at best. 1 or 2 always run the red at the end just to make it a 5 minute light.
Re: Traffic Lights in NOVA arent timed right!
Posted by:
shiste
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Date: May 01, 2011 11:39AM
do you mean temporary road? north shore drive does not intersect with reston pkwy.
Re: Traffic Lights in NOVA arent timed right!
Posted by:
curmudgeon
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Date: May 12, 2011 09:28AM
the lights here are the worst i've ever seen. you could do a LOT to ease traffic congestion if you time them better.