closed #166682
Traffic Signals
1011-1299 W Country Club Dr, Bloomington, Indiana, 47403
- Case Date:
- 11/30/2018
North/South lights are only green for less than 60 seconds
North/South lights are only green for less than 60 seconds
Green light at rockport and tapp is out.
I wanted to bring something to your attention. The new light at Rockport & Tapp is nice, but was not the most cyclist friendly yesterday (Sunday, 11/25/2018) morning. I came in and out of town on a group ride via Rockport. We were only four cyclists, so not a big group. In both directions, the light took quite a while to turn for us (with no other traffic around). Then, once we got the green light, it already turned yellow before we were 1/3 of the way (or maybe 1/2 way) into the intersection. A very short light. As a group, we basically communicated, "Green, let's go - hurry up, yellow already!" My concern is a cyclist trying to get through that light, and it turns green for east/west traffic on Tapp before the cyclist can even clear half of the intersection. (Which, with the heavy fog yesterday and the crest of a hill to the west on Tapp, we were concerned). I told my mother about the timing of the light and she said on Saturday she was the third car at a red light on Rockport and the light turned yellow before she could get through the intersection. Maybe the City is still fine tuning things . . .
The signal on Country Club does not always turn green when drivers are headed east. Cars then sit for two or three cycles.
South Walnut and Miller traffic lights aren't set right since they adjusted them three weeks ago. Miller goes green when there are no cars and Walnut remains red for 30 seconds. And 30 seconds is too long for Miller to be green. There are typically only 3-4 cars waiting to turn on Walnut.
Northbound Walnut left turn arrow for Grimes is staying green for 30 seconds during non-peak times when there is just one vehicle turning.
The pushbutton to cross south walnut at Allen Street is broken
SE corner of Kirkwood & College Aves. the talking signal isn't working.
The walk light on the northeast corner of 7th and Walnut is out.
Since construction started on Winslow Rd. between Walnut St. Pike and S. Walnut St., westbound traffic on Winslow has been a mess due to the single westbound lane approaching the intersection with S. Walnut St. If there is a mix of cars going straight and cars turning left in the single westbound lane, only 2-3 cars make it through on each cycle of the traffic light. During this construction, westbound Winslow Rd. at Walnut St. should either be made "no left turn" or the traffic light cycle should be changed so that westbound traffic gets a period of simultaneous green light and green left turn arrow to allow traffic to clear.