u/SamuelMouseGoesWest

possible traffic light mis-timing

A short while ago I was making a left from Kenilworth Ave. onto Crescent Rd. in Greenbelt, the intersection near the police station. That turn is a left-turn-on-arrow-only. Normally the left-turn arrow turns green when the oncoming traffic (heading northeast on Kenilworth) has the red light.

The turn arrow turned green, I turned, and almost got hit by about three cars who all got partway into the intersection before stopping. If it had just been one car I would have thought that driver was running a red light, but with three I think they must have had a green light.

That turn arrow and the other light should not be green at the same time and normally aren't. I called the police non-emergency number to report it and the person I spoke to said she'd notify highway patrol, but I wanted to post here as well just to warn people to be careful through there.

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u/SamuelMouseGoesWest — 2 days ago