Re: Traffic Signals in New Mexico

Michael Wojcik wrote:
> In article <den62t$hug$1@peabody.colorado.edu>, "Howard Brazee" <howard@br
azee.net> writes: 
>
> There are a bunch of those in the East Lansing area, so that traffic
> from Michigan State doesn't back up behind left-turning vehicles.
>
> One time I was headed north on Harrison, which is divided, and wanted
> to reverse direction.  I came to the intersection with Trowbridge.
> The left turn there is a Michigan left, so I had to turn right onto
> Trowbridge (also divided), reverse direction, and come back to the
> intersection - where of course it turned out that the left from that
> direction was *also* a Michigan left, so I had to turn right - back
> onto Harrison northbound.  I was able to reverse direction a bit
> further along Harrison, of course, but the turns onto, on, and off
> Trowbridge were completely unnecessary, as was the second wait at the
> light.
>
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> Michael Wojcik                  michael.wojcik@microfocus.com

What a small world! I live in Michigan and I have driven through that
very intersection on my way to a convention in Lansing. Now there are
an awful lot of things about Michigan highways that make no sense at
all, but having a divided highway with a turn around is a vast
improvement over having a center turn lane in the middle of an
un-divided highway.

Note: Michigan has only two seasons - winter and road construction. If
you are from the U.P. [only the weather forecasters ever say Upper
Michigan....] they are winter and "mighty poor sledding". :-).