[RP TownTalk] Queensbury/Route 1 frustration

Thu Aug 29 16:01:43 UTC 2013

I believe that is called "illegal". :(

On 2013-08-29 11:46, Andrew Farrington wrote:
> Another workaround -- which I absolutely cannot endorse, but may have
> observed to be much faster -- is to go straight through the light,
> make the left into Rite Aid, and the right out of the other end of
> their lot onto Route 1 south.
> 
> AF
> 
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>> FROM: Sarah Wayland <sarah.wayland at gmail.com>
>> TO: Jen Sanderson <jensan6877 at yahoo.com>
>> CC: "towntalk at riverdale-park.org" <towntalk at riverdale-park.org>
>> SENT: Thursday, August 29, 2013 8:34 AM
>> SUBJECT: Re: [RP TownTalk] Queensbury/Route 1 frustration
>> 
>> I'm so sorry Jen. It's really upsetting to have another driver treat
>> you that way when you are obeying the law!
>> 
>> That intersection has been a problem since my husband and I moved
>> here nearly 18 years ago. At least there's a light there now.
>> Imagine turning left if you didn't have a light there! It was
>> impossible.
>> 
>> So now we have a light. We have marking in the intersection that
>> says "Do Not Block" (or something like that). And it's still a
>> problem.
>> 
>> To be honest, I avoid turning left from that intersection at all
>> costs.
>> 
>> I either take East West Highway, and wait through three cycles of
>> the light there to turn left (but at least no one is crazy when they
>> are behind me there.)
>> 
>> Or I follow Rhode Island Ave south from Queensbury, onto Cleveland
>> Ave, around Dupont Circle Minor, and out to a quick right then left
>> at the light at Madison and Baltimore Ave. That light (at Madison
>> and Baltimore Ave) is *crazy* long, but it's another way to get onto
>> Baltimore.
>> 
>> -Sarah
>> 
>> 
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>> On Thu, Aug 29, 2013 at 8:00 AM, Jen Sanderson
>> <jensan6877 at yahoo.com> wrote:
>> 
>>> I know this has been a topic before and I'm sure there is really
>>> nothing that can be done....but every morning, I come down
>>> Queensbury and turn left on Route 1. I know that this intersection
>>> is horrible and I make sure I leave myself extra time in the
>>> morning. There are many mornings that I have to sit thru the light
>>> more than once because other cars have clogged up/blocked the
>>> intersection. I'm not going to pull out and add to the mess. I
>>> feel that I have just come to accept this and I'm ok with that.
>>> 
>>> This morning, however, I was sitting at the light and of course,
>>> the intersection was completely blocked, so I sat thru the light.
>>> The car behind me was a woman, in a black Dodge Caliber tag EDLLY.
>>> She was very angry with me for not going thru the light. She was
>>> honking, gesturing and yelling. I raised my hands, like "what do
>>> you want me to do?" She continued and she inched closer to the
>>> back of my car. I am embarrassed to admit that I completely lost
>>> my temper and screamed at her. So when the light turned green, I
>>> was so agitated, I went ahead and pulled out and she zoomed around
>>> me--almost clipping my back bumper. Then guess what? We were both
>>> blocking the intersection. I hate being one of "those people" that
>>> blocks the intersection.
>>> 
>>> So, after my little rant here, is there anything that can be done
>>> about this intersection? Or is it just a lost cause and maybe all
>>> of us neighbors can be patient and give ourselves a little extra
>>> time? And do not honk and gesture angrily at the person in front
>>> of you when they are just trying to be polite/cautious?
>>> 
>>> Jen
>>> 42nd Ave.
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