When approaching, the eye looks at the street lights....there are TWO arrows, side by side, pointing straight....this leads the driver to believe that there are two lanes for going straight. It happens ALL THE TIME. The only people who know better are the people familiar with this intersection. No one is looking at the faded arrows on the pavement. AND, if you are not familiar with this intersection, you would think that the far left lane is for turning left, or going straight. It is a continual problem. Again, it is a simple fix of taking the second straight arrow down.

There are two arrows pointing straight for redundancy in case one of the lights goes out. This is why on two-lane roads you will see two lights for each direction, even though there is only one lane for each direction of travel.

I don't know why anyone wants to argue with clear signage. Maybe these are the same people who insist on making a right-hand turn on red even though there are multiple signs and lights prohibiting the turn on red.

Only motorists not paying attention to the lane markers (three sets!) or with no regard for the traffic regulations are going to break the law at this intersection. Removing a standard light isn't going to change these people's behavior, and will only cause major problems if one light remains and it malfunctions.

I am not sure why anyone would argue about the fact that there is an issue here. If you use this intersection regularly, then you KNOW that there IS a problem. It's as simple as that. There IS a problem. People are regularly trying to use the second lane to go straight. They are not doing anything intentional, and they are not intentionally "not paying attention to the lane markers". The fact is, people are looking at the arrows, and are being mislead by them.....they think that the second arrow means that they can go straight in the second lane. It is happening regularly, like it or not. And, I think the universe will be okay if there is only one arrow there....I haven't seen a malfunction yet! AND, it will solve the issue.

There is a problem here. People could opt to pay attention to the previous signs that read "No left turn", "Bangor Mall" etc, they could also pay attention to the painted arrow in the road, but who does that these days? That second arrow is pointless and is very misleading. Either the mall needs to raise that area where they put a flower pot higher so people stop going straight, or they need to get rid of that second arrow, and re-align the lights, up to and including a post in the center island with its own light to be sensibly placed in line with where the lane travels. Every other light in Bangor, heck the state for that matter is setup that way, why in the world did MDOT need to throw out another straight light? To create accidents? It's pointless, its stupid, it needs to go

This light is ridiculous. There is no reason why the left-most lane can’t take a left if the entire intersection is exiting from this exit ramp ONLY. As a local resident who uses the exit every day, there is no reason why a left-turn here is prohibited. It may reduce congestion and confusion, as well as preventing a u-turn in the entrance of the Kohl’s, etc, parking lot where people regularly ignore stop signs or perform “rolling stops”, endangering those of us trying to get home. Please note the other issues as reported by others at this intersection. Clearly, this intersection needs to be rethought, MDOT.