Red Light, Green Light, Yellow Light Mess in Redlands
There’s something in the city of Redlands that needs to be addressed. It’s a problem that I’ve only seen get worse over the years. It’s not necessarily pollution or street violence, but it is irritating. The problem is street light timers. You see, on many intersections in the city, the timer seems to be way off. Giving an inordinate amount of time for driving one way verses the other.
Just last night, I was driving on Tennessee Ave towards the 10 freeway, and I’m stopped at the light at the Colton Street intersection. It was one o’ clock on a Monday morning and nobody was around. I was tired and waiting there for probably 8 minutes for the light to change to green. Which was probably about 6 minutes too long. But the problem in not simply that light. Many other lights around the city are equally as aggravating on a daily basis.
One stop light in particular, on San Bernardino Ave., has a sensor that changes the color of the light when seemingly a light breeze passes through. I always get stopped there. Even after the light has turned green, if a car is approaching from the intersecting street, it will immediately turn to yellow then red. There are several other lights just like this in the area. I don’t understand why this problem has not been addressed. It’s well-known that website design in Redlands is lacking, but does basic street light maintenance and upkeep have to be lacking as well?
