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Re: Google Street View
Posted: Sat Feb 11, 2017 12:15 am
by ToledoRailfan
ZachL wrote:ToledoRailfan wrote:ZachL wrote:ToledoRailfan wrote:ZachL wrote:
Beacons like that at stop signs are very common in rural parts of Florida.
I'm referring to how the signals aren't facing the opposite direction.
I'm not sure if I follow what you mean by the signals not facing the opposite direction.
It is kind of self-explanatory although I could have explained that better, typically when span wire or a mast arm is over a piece a road, the signals would be facing towards the intersection.
I still don't think I'm following... could you perhaps share an example of what you mean as comparison?
At this intersection the signals are facing away from the intersection.
While at this intersection the signals are facing toward the intersection.
Re: Google Street View
Posted: Sat Feb 11, 2017 12:18 am
by ZachL
I guess that's just not common where you are. A lot of signals in Florida are configured like that where the signals facing towards their proper side of the road are on the closer side to the driver.
Re: Google Street View
Posted: Mon Feb 13, 2017 2:04 pm
by cabman701
ZachL wrote:I guess that's just not common where you are. A lot of signals in Florida are configured like that where the signals facing towards their proper side of the road are on the closer side to the driver.
Yes... I know exactly what you mean. This intersection below comes to mind. You pull up to the line at a red light and the signals are practically over your hood. You have to lean forward and look up to watch for the signal to change.
I understand them not wanting to use as many cantilevers (I guess for ease of installation)... but in some cases it's a bit ridiculous.
https://www.google.com/maps/@27.7706842 ... 6656?hl=en
Re: Google Street View
Posted: Mon Feb 13, 2017 2:11 pm
by freebrickproductions
cabman701 wrote:ZachL wrote:I guess that's just not common where you are. A lot of signals in Florida are configured like that where the signals facing towards their proper side of the road are on the closer side to the driver.
Yes... I know exactly what you mean. This intersection below comes to mind. You pull up to the line at a red light and the signals are practically over your hood. You have to lean forward and look up to watch for the signal to change.
I understand them not wanting to use as many cantilevers (I guess for ease of installation)... but in some cases it's a bit ridiculous.
https://www.google.com/maps/@27.7706842 ... 6656?hl=en
It seems that Florida was (and probably still is) a big fan of diagonal span wires for many years...
https://www.google.com/maps/@30.7049759 ... authuser=0
https://www.google.com/maps/@30.7765315 ... authuser=0
https://www.google.com/maps/@30.7840214 ... authuser=0
https://www.google.com/maps/@30.7921501 ... authuser=0
https://www.google.com/maps/@30.9501765 ... authuser=0
https://www.google.com/maps/@30.1126192 ... authuser=0
https://www.google.com/maps/@30.4429542 ... authuser=0
Re: Google Street View
Posted: Mon Feb 13, 2017 2:27 pm
by cabman701
Oh yes... they are all over here. I particularly like this one... X marks the spot!
https://www.google.com/maps/@27.8392659 ... 6656?hl=en
Slowly but surely, the span wire signals are being replaced by more traditional cantilevers though. Here are a couple of intersections caught when they were in the middle of the process:
https://www.google.com/maps/@27.7922617 ... 6656?hl=en
https://www.google.com/maps/@27.7918162 ... 6656?hl=en
Re: Google Street View
Posted: Mon Feb 13, 2017 3:30 pm
by ZachL
Meanwhile in Hillsborough County, new span wires are popping up! The trend now is to square them in, though.
https://www.google.com/maps/@28.0512663 ... 312!8i6656
https://www.google.com/maps/@28.0544895 ... 312!8i6656
If you notice, it's also a thing to have lights face both sides on one stretch of wire along the lower-level crossroad:
https://www.google.com/maps/@28.0548078 ... 312!8i6656
Re: Google Street View
Posted: Tue Feb 14, 2017 7:56 am
by cabman701
It's really odd how they pick and choose what intersection gets what. I would assume the span wire is a cheaper and easier install, so I guess it just boils down to economics and such.
Re: Google Street View
Posted: Tue Feb 14, 2017 3:20 pm
by freebrickproductions
cabman701 wrote:It's really odd how they pick and choose what intersection gets what. I would assume the span wire is a cheaper and easier install, so I guess it just boils down to economics and such.
It also depends on the district/municipality.
Re: Google Street View
Posted: Tue Feb 14, 2017 4:18 pm
by ZachL
freebrickproductions wrote:cabman701 wrote:It's really odd how they pick and choose what intersection gets what. I would assume the span wire is a cheaper and easier install, so I guess it just boils down to economics and such.
It also depends on the district/municipality.
Not here at least! I'd say it really is 50/50 between spanwire and poles going up here.
Re: Google Street View
Posted: Fri Feb 17, 2017 3:59 pm
by ToledoRailfan
I wonder why they installed traffic signals here, kind of odd that they didn't do it on the other side of the crossing, I can't image that these are preemption for the traffic intersection after the crossing.
https://www.google.com/maps/@42.3192685 ... 6656?hl=en
