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Traffic light too short
Reported in the Request Timing Review category anonymously at 07:34, Mon 17 June 2019
Sent to Northamptonshire Highways 1 minute later. ref: 1663090.
The pedestrian traffic light is only 5 seconds long which is not enough time for many to cross safely, particularly the elderly and the very young or those with limited mobility. It’s barely enough time for an able person to cross. This is creating a dangerous situation whereby people are either crossing illegally or are not finished crossing by the time cars are able to go. As this is a busy intersection, it needs to be made longer for the high number of pedestrians who use it.
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Thank you for reporting a fault on the highway. We will use the information you have provided to assess and prioritise this fault in accordance with our published response times for fault reports.
State changed to: Investigating
Posted by Northamptonshire Highways at 07:35, Mon 17 June 2019
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The green man signal is an invitation to start crossing. Following the green man is a ‘safety intergreen’ period where both pedestrians and vehicles receive a red signal; this is extended by overhead on-crossing detectors whilst pedestrians are still on the crossing. This means that even if you step onto the crossing at the very last moment of the green man you can complete the crossing safely before traffic receives its green.
State changed to: Open
Posted by Northamptonshire Highways at 09:46, Mon 17 June 2019
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Whilst approaching the traffic lights at Eskdaill And Victoria streets I was in the right hand lane to turn right into Eskdaill and when the lights turned green I was waiting for a gap to turn when imagine my horror when the lights went back to red WITHOUT the right turn green filter coming on and I was stuck in the middle of the road . What is happening, this is horrendous and I have now noticed it’s a regular occurrence . Surely there is something badly amiss here ?
Posted anonymously at 18:33, Fri 6 September 2019
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This filter is still not working. At peak times only two cars can turn right on each cycle causing horrendous queues and motorists using the Regent Street rat run.
Posted anonymously at 20:48, Sun 13 October 2019
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Thank you for the notification, this has been passed to an engineer.The green man signal is an invitation to start crossing. Following the green man is a ‘safety intergreen’ period where both pedestrians and vehicles receive a red signal; this is extended by overhead on-crossing detectors whilst pedestrians are still on the crossing. This means that even if you step onto the crossing at the very last moment of the green man you can complete the crossing safely before traffic receives its green.
State changed to: Investigating
Posted by Northamptonshire Highways at 09:38, Mon 14 October 2019
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This report has been assessed and a job for repair has been raised.
State changed to: Action scheduled
Posted by Northamptonshire Highways at 14:41, Tue 22 October 2019
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Why is there no green arrow filter to turn right into Eskdaill St from Montagu St? Today I was waiting to turn right from Montagu St. When the green light showed, two cars ahead of me moved forward , and by the time the oncoming traffic had passed, the light had turned red, they were stuck in the middle of the junction and traffic from Eskdaill St started to move forward to cross the junction! Those cars had no option but to turn in front of that crossing traffic. The same thing happened to me as I tried to turn. This situation is ludicrous with only 2 cars managing to turn right and a long tail back down Montagu St. Please could this be reviewed?
Posted anonymously at 21:02, Fri 22 November 2019
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Thankyou for Contacting Northamptonshire Highways. An engineer has investigated the operation of the right turn arrow and identified a problem. A fix has been put in place and the arrow is now operating correctly.
State changed to: No further action
Posted by Northamptonshire Highways at 16:55, Thu 28 November 2019
This report is now closed to updates from the public. You can make a new report in the same location.