Is Green Arrow a Republican Now?
Posted on | October 23, 2008 at 7:07 am | 4 Comments
There’s an intersection in my neighborhood with a stoplight that has something I’ve never seen anywhere else, a green arrow for turning right. Here’s a photo of the intersection as seen from the side with the green arrow. If you look closely, you can see it there on the right. For a better view, click on the photo to enlarge it.
Note that the intersection is a three-way one. So, people turning right at the arrow don’t have to worry about cross traffic. Nor do they have to worry about cars from the other direction turning left onto the same street, since those people have a red light too, with no arrow.
There’s basically no reason for this arrow that I can see. In Colorado, it’s already legal to make a right turn on red, as long as you stop first. And when this light is red, there is no chance of any cars coming from any other direction and turning where you are turning. The only thing I can think of is it’s just reminding you, “Hey! It’s okay to turn right here! Really, it is!” Or maybe it’s saying that it’s okay to turn on the red light without stopping? If so, then shouldn’t there be a sign explaining that?
I’m so confused! Please explain the mystery arrow to me!
Latre.
Jogged Today: Yes (@ 31°F)
Songs That Came Up On The iPod While Jogging:
- “Afternoon Train” (Air Miami)
- “Precious” (Engine 88)
- “The Fever” (The Von Bondies)
- “Clock Conscious” (Bill Nelson)
- “Stephin Merritt Writes Another Song About the Moon” (Monkey Typing Pool)
- “For a Moment We’re Strangers”* (The Church)
- “Shit Gold” (Thunderbirds Are Now!)
- “I’d Rather Be A Man”* (Alan Parsons Project)
* – Both of these songs have a soul/role rhyme. How weird is that?
Poignant Search Term Of The Day That Led To This Blog: “why are there never safeway checkers”.
Comments
4 Responses to “Is Green Arrow a Republican Now?”
October 23rd, 2008 @ 10:00 am
Yes, if there’s a green arrow, you can turn right without stopping! It’s a time saver!
October 23rd, 2008 @ 9:12 pm
What Sue said.
I like the green arrow because I don’t have to watch out for idiots when I’m making a right.
October 23rd, 2008 @ 10:13 pm
Ditto. I first saw the Green Arrow of Rightness many years ago – maybe it was out in CA. There’s one in Louisville at an intersection I go through every time I go into the office.
October 23rd, 2008 @ 10:17 pm
Let us know if you need help with those puzzling traffic circles, too. (Hint – you’re going to want to go right).