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Old 04-28-2010, 08:24 PM   #14 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by aerohead View Post
You pass the street that you would otherwise turn left on and enter to the right,into a cloverleaf collector lane which sweeps in a circle to deliver you to the 'slow' lane of the cross street.
As you emerge from the cloverleaf,the light has changed for the cross-traffic and you proceed without stopping, going 'left' as far as you want to go,hitting nothing but green lights.
Hackensack,N.J. used to have such a system.This is where the U.S.Highway system began.
A cloverleaf at every intersection would require a lot more land and pavement, upping the expense a lot. It wouldn't be practical in an urban setting like Manhattan, where land values are sky high.

Why can't they time a left turn light?
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