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  • 1-5 State Street Brewer, Maine - Brewer
    Brewer PD, please step up some traffic monitoring here when the train comes through. All week I have witnessed vehicles stopped on State St as they should for the red signal and the railroad signals, however, traffic coming opposite from Parker K Bailey whom also has red lights from the traffic signal and the red light from the railroad go right through while the train is crossing, not only could you have a bigger mess should the train derail by some slim chance, but what I also notice is when the train has cleared the way, and the lights are going back into their cycle when the way is clear, traffic STILL goes through the red lights, even when State St is finally green, I almost took off someones nose of a car for doing that. People seem to think they are invincible to the law, and with two violations at once, this could be a quick lesson for drivers and worth the time of the police department to put some detail here.
  • 900 Stillwater Ave Bangor, ME - Bangor
    IT would be easier when you come out of Wal-Mart and approach to exit from the intersection by the AT&T Store and right across from Lambs, that the right hand turn has a right arrow included with the signal so that drivers can easily navigate out in efficient manner, while the left signal is green to allow traffic to turn in (in other words the same setup as what you got down at the Home Depot and old Circuit City building)
  • 424 Hancock Street Bangor, ME - Bangor
    It seems when traffic merges right off Hancock St to State St that all the sudden people want to Yield when they never did in previous years. There is no sign that indicates you Yield, there is a sign that shows 2 lanes and traffic keeps flowing, for some reason people find a need to stop. The traffic on State Street already stays in a lane, the traffic off Hancock flows out and if continuing to go straight and merge at the hill. Though the idea of moving traffic is great, this should just go back to a Yield, the lane is too short for starters, and secondly does not give enough room for someone to change lanes, (even with a directional on) to get in the lane to the Emergency Room area. This area creates confusion and binds up traffic, people don't go when the lane is clear, while others will go when someone has a directional on to get to the hospital. Either put a traffic light up or put the Yield sign back and ditch that Yellow sign trying to tell people to keep going.
  • Route 11/43 Archived
    Exeter Road Corinth, ME - Penobscot County
    Yes, another post should be made to flood how bad this road is, thanks to this road, I now have 4 bent rims, and I think I will need a Kidney Donor soon. That road is getting by far beyond worse. The patch jobs are terrible, you get tossed around in your car doing 20-35MPH. It is bad when I see rigs going this slow, the state should fix this road like yesterday or they should start paying us for some vehicle repairs!
  • 24 Longview Dr Bangor, ME - Bangor
    The signal to turn left maintains a thru light for that left hand lane when turning into places for Olive Garden, KFC. However a sign is mounted you can turn left on left arrow only.
    This should be corrected to a simple arrow light, not a typical thru/yield to oncoming traffic light. Many barge through the light and there is really no reason why someone can't turn left to begin with when the arrow is not present. The road is open enough that you can see the oncoming traffic. The light should be replaced with a longer lane, or the sign should be removed.
  • 147 Broadway Bangor, ME - Bangor
    THis intersection is one example but should be for the entire city, nobody knows how to press the button underneath the sign that says "Push button to cross" instead you have people who waltz right out in front of you. I nearly hit 2 pedestrians this week alone at this intersection because people just walk right out in front of you and you have a green light. Seeing how law enforcement can't enforce these (or won't) perhaps the city should make the signs bigger, put a voice activated unit in so it could say something like "Wait your turn dummy", or altogether save the tax payers money and rip out every crosswalk signal in the city because nobody uses them! They rather get hit by a car it seems.
  • Exeter Rd Corinth, ME - Penobscot County
    Blinking yellow light/beacon on Main St/Exeter Rd intersection is out on the main st end that faces the schools. This light seems to go out on the same side once a year, the red light from Exeter Rd, the Yellow light from Charleston side seem to be working fine. It's a pretty old light, a brighter light should replace it.
  • 750 Stillwater Ave Bangor, ME - Bangor
    The traffic light at the exit of the Home Depot parking lot is programmed to provide the green arrow while the pedstrian crosswalk signal is giving the right of way. If one approaches the arrow to turn a pedestrian could get hit, the light should remain solid green when Pedstrian signal is giving right of way, and even perhaps a sign to yield to pedestrians in the crosswalk should be added too. This is a safety issue and is going to be another vechile and pedestrian accident if this is not addressed quickly.
  • Grandview Ave Bangor, ME - Bangor
    It seems this happens multiple times in a year, it is a shame that a couple years ago it was reported a computer was purchased to handle traffic flow. The green arrow once again, coming from Glenburn to turn left onto Grandview Ave is NOT working, and has not for the past few days. The light cycles, and you always have to negotiate the oncoming traffic to turn and there is too many cars. This light needs to be fixed....again, it has been almost a week and as of 20 minutes ago, it still does not work.
  • Exeter Rd Exeter/Corinth, ME - Penobscot County
    It's fine and all to be a farmer I am sure, but what is not fun is each day and night lately, farming equipment is moving all over this road taking up BOTH lanes from Exeter to Corinth. People driving on other peoples land because the equipment is moved by the farms only.
    I remember a time when wide loads like this required a pilot vehicle marked accordingly to warn oncoming traffic.
    Last night I almost hit two of their trucks, the center truck had no headlights on, they were hauling equipment taking up both lanes and none of the stuff even had clearance lights to see something is in the other lane.
    It would be nice if someone would start enforcing some wide load laws in the area before people start getting hit on the corners, or landowners take plate numbers (because the farm equipment doesn't have them) and make claims against insurance for property damage...it is a little nuts that people can't put up some respect to other drivers and ignore common sense for being in such a small town area.
  • 424 Hancock St Bangor, ME - Bangor
    You have construction at the recent reconstructed merge area off Hancock St by EMMC, you have a road sign that shows you can merge without Yielding HOWEVER you have cement barriers right in the road that does not give one clearance to continue using the lane as the new yellow sign reads by the former ER entrance, because of the lane being blocked you should have a yield sign and a lane closed sign present, those who actually understand the yellow sign are going to run into a cement barrier, the purpose of the reconstruction was to keep traffic flowing but if you are keeping cement barriers out blocking a sign, better street signs would be nice as the city or construction company would be paying some money for an crash there.