Flashing yellow turn signal in eastern Iowa

I think it's going to take more than a sign to make this "brilliant"
idea actually work in practice.  As long as I've been driving, or even
cognizant of driving (I've been a car nut since long before I was of
legal age to drive) a blinking yellow signal implied that one could
proceed without stopping AND that opposing traffic had a blinking red
light, equivalent to a stop sign.  Not sure what the problem is with
the typical green ball w. "Left Turn Yield on (green ball)" signs -
those have been working for years and more people understand that than
I suspect will correctly interpret the blinking yellow.

nate

Another slow day at the ol' engineering factory, huh..?

On what do you base your conclusion...?


I love that story.
http://groups.google.com/group/misc.transport.road/msg/fb88949ed88c3af6?hl =
=3Den&dmode=3Dsource


From: "Marc Fannin"
Date: 17 Nov 2005 16:31:37 -0800

"Oct 8, 2004

11.1.1

Q: What does a blinking yellow arrow mean?

A: When used in a signal with solid red/yellow/green arrows, means
that
permissive (yield to oncoming traffic) left turns are allowed - used
when the through signals turn red to allow oncoming traffic to have
both a through green and lagging protected green left arrow in order
to prevent a "yellow trap", in which left-turning cars already in the
intersection are not able to cross oncoming lanes to clear the
intersection."
http://groups.google.com/group/misc.transport.road/msg/405970ad14de7237?hl =
=3Den&dmode=3Dsource


http://lmgtfy.com/?q=3Dfhwa+flashing+yellow+arrow
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- gpsman

From: "N8N"
Date: 6 Jul 2006 17:55:52 -0700

"You lie."
http://groups.google.com/group/rec.autos.driving/msg/205701a8653515d4?hl =
en&dmode=3Dsource


From: (Nate Nagel)
Date: 24 Mar 2003 11:24:56 -0800

"I received a citation last year for "73 in a 55" which I've already
posted about here.  First of all I estimate my speed at the time of
citation to be in the high 60's; the  speed limit was 65 not 55 (it
changed to 55 soon after the area of the alleged infraction,) and the
officer was gaining on me very rapidly over the time period that he
claimed to be "pacing" me."
http://groups.google.com/group/rec.autos.driving/msg/6484aa05461556a5?hl =
en&dmode=3Dsource

From: (Nate Nagel)
Date: 10 Dec 2002 08:38:09 -0800

"basically a cop pulled me over and told me he paced me at 73 in a
55.  I didn't think I was going that fast, but I knew for sure that I
was going faster than 55 MPH so I just took the ticket and drove off.
http://groups.google.com/group/rec.autos.driving/msg/5592470bf5a144b1?hl =
en&dmode=3Dsource

From: (Nate Nagel)
Date: 24 Mar 2003 11:24:56 -0800

I've actually not only been stopped, but ticketed for doing an alleged
73 in a 65, and I don't actually think I was going that fast (I *saw*
the cop sitting at the side of the road a long time before he saw me,
so I was watching my speed.)"
http://groups.google.com/group/alt.law-enforcement/msg/c3d6cc7f4b0d34ce?hl =
=3Den&dmode=3Dsource

From: "N8N"
Date: 3 Aug 2006 13:27:22 -0700

"For reference, this was a cop that pulled me over and gave me a
ticket for "73 in a 55."  I accepted the ticket because my speed was
varying between 60 and 65 MPH..."
http://groups.google.com/group/rec.autos.driving/msg/cca187f6e9b485f4?hl =
en&dmode=3Dsource

From: "NateN"
Date: Mon, 27 Sep 2004 15:57:13 -0400

" - once got a ticket for "73 in a 65" when my speedo needle was
firmly planted over the 65 mark)"
http://groups.google.com/group/rec.autos.driving/msg/1e40ad3f089169ff?hl =
en&dmode=3Dsource

From: Nate Nagel
Date: Fri, 09 Mar 2007 00:53:25 -0500

"I didn't violate the law, you asshole.  I was pulled over and cited
for something that I didn't do, and had to miss two days of work to
defend myself."
http://groups.google.com/group/rec.autos.driving/msg/e50140125cdd5733?hl =
en&dmode=3Dsource

From: Nathan Nagel
Date: Sun, 29 Sep 2002 12:53:05 GMT

"The ice hole that pulled me over for "73" (really more like 60) in a
"55" (speed limit was actually 65) would disagree with you."
http://groups.google.com/group/misc.transport.road/msg/f17575fd58c42e9a?hl =
=3Den&dmode=3Dsource

From: Nate Nagel
Date: Thu, 03 Jun 2004 06:05:42 -0400

"I ws watching my mirrors, and he went from a speck in the distance to
tailgating me in less tha 18 seconds.  I'd estimate his speed never
dropped below 85 MPH."

"Actually, not in this case.  I was in the passing lane and traffic
was very heavy.  I wasn't speeding, however, because I was stuck
behind a LLB."
http://groups.google.com/group/rec.autos.driving/msg/283c32e8379ba3e6?hl =
en%C4%9Bc32e8379ba3e6&dmode=3Dsource
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- gpsman