Very Long U-Turn Intervals

[vinj]

i remember seeing something on tv about u turn slots... the concept daw is to keep the flow of traffic constant, kahit na medyo mabagal... compared to stop lights na mas mabilis nga pero patigil-tigil naman, and nagkaka-problema pa minsan kapag high volume of traffic and cars are still in the middle of the intersection when the lights change. i think it was BF himself who was being interviewed about this... makes sense to me

There is sense to the concept; the problem is a lot of that sense is lost in the implementation due to (amongst some):
- poor slot placement (too near the intersection promtin drastic swerving measures)
- lack of space
- lack of proper lighting and reflectors (i always hoped they would put those high spot lights on the slot areas)
- the traffic enforcers don't enforce anything outside of "swerving" of private motorists and color coding (while PUVs are free to obstruct the road)
- drivers don't know how to make the u-turn properly and don't give way