<div dir="ltr"><div>I'm so sorry Jen. It's really upsetting to have another driver treat you that way when you are obeying the law! </div><div><br></div>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. <div>
<br></div><div>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. </div><div><br></div><div>To be honest, I avoid turning left from that intersection at all costs. </div>
<div><br></div><div>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.) </div><div><br></div><div>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. </div>
<div><br></div><div>-Sarah</div><div><br></div><div><br></div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br clear="all"><div>.....................................................................................................<br>Sarah Wayland | <a href="http://www.GuidingExceptionalParents.com" target="_blank">www.GuidingExceptionalParents.com</a><br>
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<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Thu, Aug 29, 2013 at 8:00 AM, Jen Sanderson <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:jensan6877@yahoo.com" target="_blank">jensan6877@yahoo.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
<div><div style="font-size:14pt;font-family:times new roman,new york,times,serif"><div>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.</div>
<div><br></div><div>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.</div>
<div><br></div><div style="font-style:normal;font-size:19px;background-color:transparent;font-family:'times new roman','new york',times,serif">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?</div><div style="font-style:normal;font-size:19px;background-color:transparent;font-family:'times new roman','new york',times,serif">
<br></div><div style="font-style:normal;font-size:19px;background-color:transparent;font-family:'times new roman','new york',times,serif">Jen</div><div style="font-style:normal;font-size:19px;background-color:transparent;font-family:'times new roman','new york',times,serif">
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