Saturday, March 10, 2007

TRAFFIC WARNING

As I write this, there were just 15 minutes or so of sirens... hopefully not another wreck at our east entrance!

This is a followup to a post a few back as I don't think what I wrote would be clear to all. So I've tried to get some pictures for you.

The situation is that you want to turn out the east entrance toward HEB; i.e. up the hill.



You patiently wait for traffic to clear in both directions.

Finally it appears clear to the right and to the left, there's only a car turning into Spanish Oaks, slowing in the turn lane. It seems that it's a perfect time to pull out. This, below, is what you see.



WHAT YOU DON'T SEE is the car hidden behind and to the outside of the car you see in the turn-in lane. This is even worse if that's a truck turning in. If you boot it, you will surely be t-boned at 60 - 65 MPH.

I have seen instances where the view of the 'phantom' car is quite obscured for a long while. Please show this to anyone in your family who is impatient.



There's a speeding car hidden where arrow shows...worse with trucks and slower moving turn-ins as your vision of the lane next to them has a blind spot which grows larger as they approach!

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