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  • 21st And Lewis Tulsa, OK - Tulsa
    as in "confusing traffic lights" noted 2 other intersections, the lights are programmed to allow traffic thru in ONLY ONE DIRECTION if there is not a car already at the stoplight. i.e. noted that vehicles going east were given green, YET the west bound traffic not yet at the intersection DID NOT GET GREEN AT ALL-they were stopped by RED until next cycle. GREEN BOTH WAYS AT SAME TIME is/has been the normal EXPECTED pattern, and allows approaching traffic to get through an EXPECTED GREEN LIGHT instead of waiting for next cycle because they weren't at the intersection yet when the lights changed.
    THIS PATTERN of programming has been seen at other intersections, and is wasteful and inefficient and causes unexpected and undesired STOPPAGE of already moving traffic. CAUSES MORE USE OF GAS, more POLLUTION, more OZONE ALERT DAYS, and, mostly, is not expected nor good programming of the traffic lights/patterns.
    A green light for east and west bound (or north and south bound) at the same time is the long time normal expected pattern, so APPROACHING traffic isn't surprised by a continued red light when the coming traffic is flowing freely with a green light.
    This is NOT efficient programming of the traffic light patterns - it interrupts the flow and causes unnecessary delays.
  • 1498 N 97th E Ave Tulsa, OK 74115, USA - Tulsa
    Used to be lights for cars going east and going west would turn green at the same time unless someone was in the left turn spot(and thus as expected got a left turn arrow while the opposing approaching traffic had a red until the left arrow changed back from green to red. Now due to some bureaucratic, logistic, or other mix-up, the lights facing east or west STAY RED through an extra cycle unless a car is already in the stopped position to activate the sensor(s). Approaching traffic DO NOT GET A GREEN LIGHT UNLESS stopped traffic is already present. This kind of programming interrupts the smooth flow of traffic east or west, and has no apparent or good purpose in the location. (Same problem observed in a few other locations in tulsa - some kind of programming algorithm / glitch that prevents traffic from moving through an open intersection unless they get stopped first and sit through a red light unnecessarily)
  • 300-364 S Delaware Ave Tulsa, OK 74104, USA - Tulsa
    Traffic may be coming east and west to the intersection, but only if a vehicle is already stopped at the intersection does the light turn green GOING THAT WAY ONLY. The other direction does not turn green until after a vehicle pulls up to the intersection. The light turns green FOR ONE DIRECTION ONLY, unless a vehicle is already present from the other direction also. A vehicle approaching the light would normally expect it to turn green for east and west at the same time as it did in the past, and as it does at other intersections normally. Vehicles already at the light when it changes, don't know the opposite direction is still red, and they wait for approaching traffic as if they had a green also, but they don't.(until after they get to the intersection).
    This is a case of confusing programming for the traffic lights and should be corrected soon. Thank you.
    p.s. same problem was observed and reported 2 months ago via phone to mayors action line for the east/west bound at mingo and pine street lights. i.e. the lights for west bound traffic remained red through 1 or 2 cycles while east bound traffic got a green.