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Ok_Ad8609 t1_iro361c wrote

Reply to comment by TheBananaStan in Does anyone else hate the rusty scupper?? by JealousAmbassador281

I’ve found that drivers in Baltimore seem to hate any semblance of stop lights.

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bad_with_stress t1_iro6qfz wrote

Not as much as they hate other drivers, bicyclists, or pedestrians. Oh, and any public transit.

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Scrilla_Gorilla_ t1_iroth6k wrote

Yea, I’ve long thought there’d be no issues with the roads if I were the only one allowed to use them.

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sbpo492 t1_irohqnv wrote

My biggest frustration with Baltimore traffic lights is that they all seem to be out of sync. It feels like more often than not if I am going somewhere I will hit every light.

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Ok_Ad8609 t1_irop4lc wrote

Okay, I get that. The timings can be frustrating, especially in certain interactions/areas if you are driving a car. But I walk to places as much as possible instead of driving, and the POV as a pedestrian is honestly scary 😬😂 People drive through red lights way more than any place I can think of (I've lived in a few different cities in the US). I can see how the shitty timings could encourage bad behavior, but I still take issue with people who blatantly ignore traffic laws that are in place for the safety of everyone.

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sbpo492 t1_iroscq5 wrote

Oh 100% and by no means to say cars need to take priority over pedestrian safety and definitely concur with my experiences of folks disregarding very red lights and still going.

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Scrilla_Gorilla_ t1_irotmj4 wrote

This is just the result of people learning traffic laws aren’t enforced. Take that as you will.

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S-Kunst t1_irow41a wrote

The lights are out of sync. One day, during the Covid lock-down, I did a test on MLK Blvd. I timed the lights and how many greens or red lights going north and south, then drove the side streets, which intersect MLK. No one gets a break. The really odd one is Washington BLVD. The green light if you are heading west is only a few seconds, while the green light if you are heading east is about 30 seconds. I also noticed that there are times when all directions are red. Then I realized that it was due to the light timers not being reset when a special left turn light was removed. This ghost light phenomenon is regular on Howard St from 395, to Central Ave.

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