See, look at all these examples I found! It's obviously true because of this.
https://goo.gl/maps/Fi7SieAZfMqqftPM7
https://goo.gl/maps/cHzNDYbF9GBuFepx5
https://goo.gl/maps/LwAFAcXK8h6M9y2M7
https://goo.gl/maps/QB2m4yR7mLQMNE8v7
https://goo.gl/maps/sGrx1sexYwJTVqo66
You left out a very key piece of information: all exit ramps built prior to what year? :sombrero:
This thread is NSFW according to one of the URLs.
In your last link, the bridge to the left doesn't have any fencing even though it crosses a railroad! :-o
Your 2nd, 3rd, 4th, and 5th links are at busy intersections with a lot of traffic coming off the ramps.
The first link is at an intersection with many lanes so it makes sense to signalize it.
Quote from: webny99 on February 28, 2022, 11:24:59 AM
You left out a very key piece of information: all exit ramps built prior to what year? :sombrero:
Oh yea, I forgot. Let's go with 2023 for this one.
Quote from: 1 on February 28, 2022, 11:26:25 AM
This thread is NSFW according to one of the URLs.
And it happens to be the Greenville, NC example I picked. Totally not a coincidence :clap:
What about this example, in Palos Hills, Illinois, a very different location with different management than every example provided?
https://www.google.com/maps/@41.6674175,-87.8282718,3a,55.8y,196.04h,79.9t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sNMEeiHOMZJaQ_QeD-XmQ0A!2e0!7i16384!8i8192
Every offramp within thirty miles of here has a traffic signal (except for one roundabout interchange), but sometimes people forget, so...
https://goo.gl/maps/frkDp2UFnrxKzBXb7
Quote from: Tom958 on March 02, 2022, 05:47:09 AM
Every offramp within thirty miles of here has a traffic signal
I wish that were actually true. This one off northbound 75/85 at University Ave in Atlanta (https://goo.gl/maps/7zJzQQ67SMoSYq4Z6) does not, probably because it's too close to the Pryor Rd intersection, and as a result it's damn near impossible to turn left there. I've exited there to hop over to Metropolitan/Northside and avoid Downtown Connector traffic a few times, but I'm not sure it has ever saved me any time in the end with how long it takes the typical huge line of cars to make that turn.
Quote from: US 89 on March 02, 2022, 10:25:08 PM
Quote from: Tom958 on March 02, 2022, 05:47:09 AM
Every offramp within thirty miles of here has a traffic signal
I wish that were actually true. This one off northbound 75/85 at University Ave in Atlanta (https://goo.gl/maps/7zJzQQ67SMoSYq4Z6) does not, probably because it's too close to the Pryor Rd intersection, and as a result it's damn near impossible to turn left there. I've exited there to hop over to Metropolitan/Northside and avoid Downtown Connector traffic a few times, but I'm not sure it has ever saved me any time in the end with how long it takes the typical huge line of cars to make that turn.
Reminds me of the NY 31 intersections at NY 390 NB and Lee Road
prior to reconstruction (https://www.google.com/maps/@43.1646473,-77.6812844,3a,90y,124.1h,96.44t/data=!3m7!1e1!3m5!1s5exnglpQxG8wcLebUBgofg!2e0!5s20151001T000000!7i13312!8i665). It's now a single intersection, as you can see on the map and in the current Street View.
I'm not sure such a reconfiguration would be feasible in the Atlanta example, though, since the cross street (Pryor Rd) goes in both directions and the corresponding on-ramp is straight ahead. I'm actually surprised left turns are even allowed here given the poor alignment and the fact that you have to cross lanes of traffic - with no traffic control - at a point where there's not even any break in the pavement markings! If it ever was signalized, imagine how far back the stop line would have to be for traffic turning left onto the freeway! I can't say I've ever seen anything quite like it - and I'm also not used to traffic not having the option to re-enter the freeway, which is basically impossible by design here. Come to think of it, this seems like a good location for a SPUI - that would certainly be a lot better than the current setup unless the overpass is too wide too allow for it.
Quote from: Tom958 on March 02, 2022, 05:47:09 AM
Every offramp within thirty miles of here has a traffic signal (except for one roundabout interchange), but sometimes people forget, so...
https://goo.gl/maps/frkDp2UFnrxKzBXb7
I've got two within six miles of me that have only stop signs despite living in the LA Basin. Most surprising is that the 605 has seven interchanges that are stop-sign only.
Anyway, can someone help me start a new thread here about how all states' highway shields since 1964 have been printed white on green?
The nearest full interchange to me without stoplights (excluding at least 3-4 partial interchanges that are closer) appears to be I-490 at NY 31, which I actually started a thread about several years ago: https://www.aaroads.com/forum/index.php?topic=21276.0
(And of course, the very existence of that thread proves the premise of this one wrong :D)
The nearest non signalized off ramp to me is off I-95 Exit 59 in Lynnfield, Massachusetts.
Signalized, unsignalized, and merge-only interchanges all exist within 2 miles of me. The only other general type - roundabouts - aren't common in NJ, but even then there's one on NJ 42 about 10 miles away.
The nearest intersection to my house has one side with traffic lights, the other without. The side with traffic lights does not have a porkchop median; the one without the lights does. The right turn there has a yield, the left turn has a stop sign. How's that for variety?
Honestly, I'm surprised nobody brought this up, but the very existence of cloverleaf interchanges causes this discussion to crumble. Same with most other interchanges that connect two interstates together.
Quote from: Hobart on March 03, 2022, 10:37:03 PM
Honestly, I'm surprised nobody brought this up, but the very existence of cloverleaf interchanges causes this discussion to crumble. Same with most other interchanges that connect two interstates together.
This was intended to be a parody thread in the first place, it's a miracle that there's serious discussion going on :-D
The Eastern Parkway off ramp off I 65 in Louisville has a stop sign.
Quote from: XamotCGC on March 08, 2022, 09:45:55 PM
The Eastern Parkway off ramp off I 65 in Louisville has a stop sign.
Aw crap, |SkyPesos|, he got you there!
Quote from: SkyPesos on March 03, 2022, 10:39:03 PM
Quote from: Hobart on March 03, 2022, 10:37:03 PM
Honestly, I'm surprised nobody brought this up, but the very existence of cloverleaf interchanges causes this discussion to crumble. Same with most other interchanges that connect two interstates together.
This was intended to be a parody thread in the first place, it's a miracle that there's serious discussion going on :-D
If it helps, I privately giggled when I read it. I knew
exactly why you started this. Or maybe I should say, about whom you started this?
I would say that the interchange between I-70 and I-76 in south-central Pennsylvania doesn't have traffic signals, but that's not true.
One exit that would work much better without traffic signals is that annoying Breezewood exit
Quote from: thspfc on March 09, 2022, 07:16:27 PM
I would say that the interchange between I-70 and I-76 in south-central Pennsylvania doesn't have traffic signals, but that's not true.
Quote from: skluth on March 10, 2022, 12:38:25 PM
One exit that would work much better without traffic signals is that annoying Breezewood exit
Surprised nobody mentioned that yet.
Quote from: skluth on March 10, 2022, 12:38:25 PM
One exit that would work much better without traffic signals is that annoying Breezewood exit
I'm not sure it would work better
as-is without traffic signals. Of course, it should have been designed without them, but since they're there, we're kind of stuck with them until the whole interchange gets redesigned.
Quote from: webny99 on March 10, 2022, 03:26:56 PM
Quote from: skluth on March 10, 2022, 12:38:25 PM
One exit that would work much better without traffic signals is that annoying Breezewood exit
I'm not sure it would work better as-is without traffic signals. Of course, it should have been designed without them, but since they're there, we're kind of stuck with them until the whole interchange gets redesigned.
roundabout!