The Incredibly Fast Stoplight Thread!

[kotiko]

Just wanted to make a thread on incredibly fast stoplights in and around the Metro. These can get really irritating especially when you're on a rush and have little choice but to take these roads.

1st off is my favorite one in Meralco Ave. in front of Meralco head office going to Ortigas Ave. (both to Greenhills and Pasig-Cainta). Man, this intersection had wasted my time one two many times!

I've timed the Go signal to about 20-40 seconds only on the average. What's worst is they added another stoplight (No right turn on red signal) to those eastbound going down to Pasig-Cainta even if there's an island in place for those turning right. This causes even more traffic in front of Metrowalk because they all get piled up. It can get traffic here even during 1 or 2 AM!

Really been wanting to rant on this for quite some time. I don't know why those traffic enforcers allow it to be this way for such a long time already!

[digitalron]

I feel your pain bro.

There are three stoplights like that which I regularly encounter:

1. The Fort, left turn towards C5 (at the Market Market side) from Serendra. The stoplight only lasts around 15 seconds for Green, probably less. At the most, three vehicles can turn left, but if the front-most vehicle is driven by someone not paying attention, only two cars can proceed at a time.

2. Intersection of Makati Avenue and Kalayaan, going towards Rockwell. The stoplight, at night, lasts 20-30 seconds for green. In the morning, that stoplight can last up to a minute for Green. Weird.

3. Intersection of Kalayaan and Burgos, going left to Burgos from Makati Avenue. The stoplight here lasts 15-20 seconds for Green, only allowing 3-4 vehicles at the most to cross.

[kotiko]

I feel your pain bro.

There are three stoplights like that which I regularly encounter:

1. The Fort, left turn towards C5 (at the Market Market side) from Serendra. The stoplight only lasts around 15 seconds for Green, probably less. At the most, three vehicles can turn left, but if the front-most vehicle is driven by someone not paying attention, only two cars can proceed at a time.

2. Intersection of Makati Avenue and Kalayaan, going towards Rockwell. The stoplight, at night, lasts 20-30 seconds for green. In the morning, that stoplight can last up to a minute for Green. Weird.

3. Intersection of Kalayaan and Burgos, going left to Burgos from Makati Avenue. The stoplight here lasts 15-20 seconds for Green, only allowing 3-4 vehicles at the most to cross.

Yeah I've come across those, was supposed to mention the one in the Fort rin (the one coming from where the pedestrian crossing is in Serendra/Fully Booked right?), although less irritating siya since konti lang usually cars na kasabay mo if ever, hehe but still, it's still fast!

[Haruto]

Yeah i know the one on fort. its pretty annoying.

Also, i hope there would be standard traffic lights like the ones on pasig city proper where its green then blinking green for around 5 seconds before yellow then red. This is really good design of the traffic light system.

[kotiko]

I generally like the new stop lights in Pasig. My only complaint is that those with left turn lights may be confusing to those not familiar with the area, since the green arrow only lights up pag Go na.

May iba tuloy who keep honking their horns on those na nakastop going to the left, may iba naman na di alam kung maglleft na ba or hindi. Well, at least for those without common sense baka mahirapan, hehe

[ben_david19]

how about yung papuntang Greenhills (Ortigas corner Santolan, opposite side of Petron)?

palaging napakahaba ng traffic dito paano ang bilis magpalit into red light.

[myk384]

Yung sa Fort Bonifacio, dami dun... So if you're in a hurry, wag kang dadaan dun

[renzo_d10]

Eh yung intersection ng Ortigas-Edsa. Yeahp, the green may not be that fast pero yung yellow light ..

[mikomac]

Dito din sa intersection sa North Ave and Mindanao ave. Mabilis ang stoplight.

[nervenllarena]

dapat ang mga taga manila gayahin ang stoplight dito sa batangas mga stoplight dito eh may mga timer kita mo kung gano katagal ang stop and go

[myk384]

The ones in Pasig City are VERY efficient, may timer, consistent, tapos no lag

[Chikselog]

dapat ang mga taga manila gayahin ang stoplight dito sa batangas mga stoplight dito eh may mga timer kita mo kung gano katagal ang stop and go

+1 dito. Maski sa clark may timer so kapag malapit nang mag zero yung green, stop ka na. Kaya walang lusot ang mga beating the red light dun eh haha.

BTT:
Sa stoplight ng P.Noval crossing España, wala pang 1 minute yung green, yung red 5 mins!

Kahit ang luwag na ng Espana na halos wala ng dumadaan. Samantalang P.Noval sobrang trapik na.

[kotiko]

Sa Roxas Blvd. meron nung mga timer ah, pero parang recently di ko na sila napapansin.

Ewan ko ba kung bakit ang weird ng setting ng mga stoplight minsan!

[JJGF]

kung saang side yung madaming PUV doon matagal mag stop

[mikomac]

AFAIK Depende kasi sa traffic condition yun, depende kapag light traffic lang, yung default time ang nakaset. pero pag moderate to heavy. depende kung gano kabilis ang red or ang green.

[mazzipino]

Sa South naman, sa Commerce Ave coming from Daang-Hari. Super fast stoplight with traffic overflowing onto the Daang-Hari pag busy times.

[renzo_d10]

Sana nga may timer nalang or may pulis para atleast kapag jampacked na yung isang road pwede niya ipa-GO anytime and kahit gaano katagal ( will depend obviously on his preference which will rely most likely on the traffic situation of a certain road that the TE is handling ).

AND ! Pwede mo pa siya kulitin by honking your horn repeatedly ... That's not an offense naman diba ?

[Reepicheep]

Crossing from Congressional Ave to Congressional Ext. Good only for ~6 cars

[sm2by]

Sometimes slow reacting drivers also worsen the problem.
IMHO people here in Manila don't react that quickly when the light turns green, and you also get the stubborn PUVs and tricycles that lurch across an intersection slowly scouring for passengers.
It's funny when I visited my family in the States its the complete opposite, when the light turns green every body; even that old Lady in a Minivan turns into a Nascar driver at the Lights.

[CVT]

Kailangan natin ng intelligent traffic lights, those that adjust to the current traffic conditions. Hindi iyong fixed stop/go timers..... And more importantly, hindi mga pasaway na mga drivers...

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