worst traffic lights?

Germag

IMO, the worst traffic lights must be the ones coming from Connolly Hospital into Blanchardstown village. 3 cars at most get through.
Sorry Mods if this was done before but it took me 6 changes of lights to get into the village today at 3 pm.

EPM

Anything in Clonmel. Dont think there's sensors or pressure pads anywhere!

Tryst

The quays going into town the first three or four sets of lights don't sync up so its impossible to get anywhere during rush hour actually these days with everyone unemployed its impossible to get anywhere in town at any time.

Eric Cartman

turning right into palmerstown coming down the n4 towards the city

the 2 sets of lights in the center of maynooth village

that pointless light thats always red where the bus lane ends passing terenure college

cyclopath2001

Springdale Road, Raheny. It seems to be beam operated. But unless cars stop in front of the stop line and don't roll forward, it can take forever to change.

Pet gripe about many signals would be that some drivers don't stop at the stop line, and therefore are not on top of the magnetic (?) sensors and the result is everyone waits longer than necessary.

Ghost Train

The ones coming down the hill into the roundabout before the Jack Lynch Tunnel seem to change pretty quick

January

Germag wrote: »

IMO, the worst traffic lights must be the ones coming from Connolly Hospital into Blanchardstown village. 3 cars at most get through.
Sorry Mods if this was done before but it took me 6 changes of lights to get into the village today at 3 pm.

Without looking at the thread I thought of these lights straight away! Pain in the hole!

P.C.

Eric Cartman wrote: »

that pointless light thats always red where the bus lane ends passing terenure college

These are the most annoying lights.

There is no junction, there is no pedestrian crossing.
There is no reason for these lights! :mad:

And you sit there waiting for them to go green, with a clear road in front of you.

ElBarco

The red ones

Berty

Tryst wrote: »

The quays going into town the first three or four sets of lights don't sync up so its impossible to get anywhere during rush hour actually these days with everyone unemployed its impossible to get anywhere in town at any time.

The Quays in what town/city?

Ghost Train wrote: »

The ones coming down the hill into the roundabout before the Jack Lynch Tunnel seem to change pretty quick

I hate those lights as well. You make up lots of time on the Motorway and then Jack and his roundabout scupper everything.

I hate the lights at the junction between Lough Atalia road towards the Huntsmann Inn in Galway. Every since they turned that roundabout into a massive traffic light junction the place is simply bedlam.

Limerick city centre is built like on a block system so there are few lights and they work quite well. Many of the newer sections around the city have sensors and when people actually stop on them they work a treat.

cyclopath2001

ElBarco wrote: »

The red ones

Sounds like you don't stop on amber as required by law?

ElBarco

cyclopath2001 wrote: »

Sounds like you don't stop on amber as required by law?

Not at all. I don't mind the amber ones - at least you get some time to prepare and reflect on the situation.