Ep 14 - Do What's Right on the Network

Yeah, like the context, like, so, you know, speed limits, it used to always be, we're an audience of all traffic engineers mostly here, but, like, everything used to point to U.S. limits, too.

And now the METCD is saying, you know, the speed limits should be more based on context zones.

Yes.

Which is great.

And then I think the signal wards are becoming a little, like, it's not a shall, it's becoming more of like a...

You know, engineering judgment should be used.

So that that's going to help us a lot because there's a lot of places where, you know, I don't know, like maybe we should instead of putting in a hawk, maybe we should put in a full signal instead because it's because the side roads get like the poor side roads get killed.

Not kilts.

That's a bad

word to use.

The

side roads get delayed.

Edit that out, David.

The side roads get delayed.

And there's confusion over who's got right of way.

So, you know, a lot of times I think unless it's a true mid-block, you know, if it meets a hawk warrant, you might as well just put in a... a full signal.

But anyway, that's my...

No, no, I appreciate you saying that because I alluded to that in my initial monologue that that's where I hope to take Montgomery County and really, and I'm just going to say it, to make pedestrian hybrid beacons a thing of the past.

If we're going to, I call it beaconizing, but if we're going to beaconize a mid-block or a location that maybe has side streets, why not put a full signal and have it rest in green? And and and that way you have something that is integrated in your system.

And, you know, motorists aren't as confused when they approach a red, yellow, green versus the pedestrian hybrid beacons.

So you get the best of both worlds and you win.

So, yes, that's that's that's a great perspective, Sarah.

Yeah, I think we're still learning and maybe we'll we might have to take this out.

But there there is this location on a state roadway.

I won't say where it is.

Yeah, like the context, like, so, you know, speed limits, it used to always be, we're an audience of all traffic engineers mostly here, but, like, everything used to point to U.S. limits, too.

And now the METCD is saying, you know, the speed limits should be more based on context zones.

Yes.

Which is great.

And then I think the signal wards are becoming a little, like, it's not a shall, it's becoming more of like a...

You know, engineering judgment should be used.

So that that's going to help us a lot because there's a lot of places where, you know, I don't know, like maybe we should instead of putting in a hawk, maybe we should put in a full signal instead because it's because the side roads get like the poor side roads get killed.

Not kilts.

That's a bad

word to use.

The

side roads get delayed.

Edit that out, David.

The side roads get delayed.

And there's confusion over who's got right of way.

So, you know, a lot of times I think unless it's a true mid-block, you know, if it meets a hawk warrant, you might as well just put in a... a full signal.

But anyway, that's my...

No, no, I appreciate you saying that because I alluded to that in my initial monologue that that's where I hope to take Montgomery County and really, and I'm just going to say it, to make pedestrian hybrid beacons a thing of the past.

If we're going to, I call it beaconizing, but if we're going to beaconize a mid-block or a location that maybe has side streets, why not put a full signal and have it rest in green? And and and that way you have something that is integrated in your system.

And, you know, motorists aren't as confused when they approach a red, yellow, green versus the pedestrian hybrid beacons.

So you get the best of both worlds and you win.

So, yes, that's that's that's a great perspective, Sarah.

Yeah, I think we're still learning and maybe we'll we might have to take this out.

But there there is this location on a state roadway.

I won't say where it is.