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I have lived in the Branches for 22 years. There has always been a terrible problem with driver going north on Ashford Dunwoody and turning left onto Mt. Vernon. They rarely yield for cars coming out of the neighborhood on Trailridge Way even though we have the right of way. I have seen many wrecks and many near wrecks over the years. Can we put up a "yield to oncoming traffic" so that those on Ashford Dunwoody know to yield to us coming out of the neighborhood?
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Dunwoody Public Works (Verified Official)
Dunwoody resident (Guest)
JLewis (Registered User)
Thank you,
Jason Lewis
Dunwoody PD
Gary Teller, The Branches (Guest)
Dunwoody Resident (Guest)
Judy S (Registered User)
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Judy S (Registered User)
Dunwoody Public Works (Registered User)
Judy (Guest)
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Dunwoody Public Works (Verified Official)
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Dunwoody Public Works (Registered User)
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Dunwoody Public Works (Verified Official)
Judy S (Registered User)
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This intersection has been observed on multiple occasions by Dunwoody Public Works and Police with regard to the reports of failure to yield and the timing of the light. The following actions have been taken by the city:
-Additional pavement marking has been added on Ashford Dunwoody to more clearly designate the lanes approaching the intersection.
-An additional sign instructing drivers on Ashford Dunwoody to yield to oncoming traffic has been added.
-The timing of the light has been checked on multiple occasions to verify that the length of the green light on Trailridge is adequate. It has been verified that 90% of the queue on Trailridge clears the light during the morning rush hour and all of the queue clears at other times of day. Signal timing is a balancing act and with the very heavy traffic volumes at this intersection it is not possible to clear 100% of the traffic 100% of the time.
-Enforcement of the left turn yield has been conducted by the police.
-The accident history for the intersection has been reviewed. While there have been many accidents at the intersection in the last 5 years very few have involved left turns from Trailridge or Ashford Dunwoody.
A protected left turn signal is not recommended at this location for two reasons:
1. It does not appear to be warranted based on the accident history.
2. The time provided for protected left turns (arrows) would have to be taken away from other phases of the signal cycle causing the signal to operate more inefficiently and making it more difficult to clear queues including those on Trailridge.
Judy S (Registered User)