Hutchinson Leader - 2nd Ave S. Stoplight is quite lengthy. - Comments

2nd Ave Stop Light: Digger,

Stephanie Wendorff — Mon, 26 Feb 2007 15:49:28 -0600

2nd Ave Stop Light: Digger, I thought I was the only one who knew that trick. Haha. I have used a spot light also and that worked everytime. FYI: I had a spotlight in my car because I was taking it over to my fathers because he left it at my house after working on something. Just in case you were wondering.

Leaderreader, I too get myself over to the DQ light if I can. Now with Quiznos there though, the afternoon cars backing up can be dangerous too. I appreciate your humor on the light getting changed to be like the others.

I think something needs to be said about us even having this conversation. Within a couple of hours, the both of you have acknowledged the need for "tricks" or "paths to avoid" this intersection.

Can the Hutchinson Leader run an article which addresses why the lights are so long at these two intersections? Maybe there is a logical answer, but when the traffic at 2nd is shooting around cars and backed up for 3 green lights when there are only 7 cars waiting (yes - two cars crossed each time), something needs to be adjusted. I have even seen cars shoot through the intersection long afer the light is yellow, sometimes red, just so they dont have to wait one for one more red light.

I would think another 30 seconds would help so much.

I'll let you in on my little

leaderreader — Mon, 26 Feb 2007 14:00:47 -0600

I'll let you in on my little secret. I rarely ever use that light unless I'm turning right and going south on Main Street or need to go straight. If I need to go north on Main and heading up 15, from 2nd Ave I turn on Franklin and go up to the 1st Ave light(between DQ and Quiznos) as that light is weight/pressure sensitive. Now that I've said that the city will probably fix it to a timed light like the 2nd Ave and Washington Ave lights. :^(

Now don't tell anyone about my secret.*wink*

Sometimes if you flash your

7DIgger25 — Mon, 26 Feb 2007 13:40:05 -0600

Sometimes if you flash your headlights on bright the censor will pick it up and cause the light to change. Granted you can't always do that but it has worked for me in the past.

2nd Ave S. Stoplight is quite lengthy.

Stephanie Wendorff — Mon, 26 Feb 2007 12:33:00 -0600

Yesterday as I drove up to the stoplight on 2nd Ave South, I pulled up behind a pickup and we sat and sat and sat. I couldn't go around the pickup to turn because it was a pretty big truck.