Tons of businesses are accessed only via the frontage road. Quick fix: nuke those whole interchanges and start over.įrontage roads work well in theory, but they're completely misused in San Antonio. And it creates miles of traffic at all times of day. Nobody can figure out who's supposed to yield to who. I-, or I-10 and 410 on the east side: why is San Antonio in love with this shitty clover-leaf-frontage-road interchange design? It gives zero time to merge. This would greatly speed up ramp traffic at the interchange, which comes to a grinding halt from people last-minute merging. If I'm on surface streets during the upper / lower split, I have to find the appropriate ramp to get on the appropriate level. If I want I-35S, I should get on the upper level. If I know I want I-35N, I should get on the lower level a mile beforehand. To fix this: remove where upper and lower level rejoin. If you were just getting on I-10E during the upper/lower split, then find an exit for the appropriate level. But every fucking day, I see assholes merging at the last second, where the upper and lower levels come back together before the 35 split. There are entrances and exits on both upper and lower levels, so if you're trying to get on or off anywhere in that stretch, there are several options. Coming up to the 35 split, 10 divides into upper and lower levels. Same interchange but in the other direction. Drivers coming off of 281 are forced onto the upper level and can rejoin 35S later on. It'd require people to merge early on 35 to get onto the upper level and continue on 10. Simple fix to the 281 mess: split I-35S before 281 merges on. If they just stayed on the frontage road another block, there's a ramp to the lower level that would put them on 35S. Likewise, once on the upper level, I see people come onto the entrance ramps onto the upper level, only to bee-line for the left lane to get onto 35S. Meanwhile, people getting off 281 are trying to merge left across 4 lanes of traffic at 40mph, to make it to the lower level - even though you can re-merge with 35S from the upper level. When the 281 ramps merge on, I have to fight to get over to make it onto the upper level. Every single day, I pass through here twice. Ramps from 281 merge on, and less than a mile later, it separates into upper level and lower level. A few simple changes could fix a lot of traffic issues. On two separate occasions.ĭon't get me started on the freeway infrastructure. I've legit been brake checked, had drivers actively try to swerve into me or run me off the road, and even had someone pull a gun on me. Mix in people in the far left lane doing 40mph with their lights off, and the whole freeway becomes a clusterfuck.Īnd the road rage is like nothing I've ever experienced. Let them over, they haul ass around you and then slow down to 55mph. First words out of his mouth were "I didn't think I hit you that hard!"Īnd any time the weather is slightly bad (rain, fog, etc), people tailgate like crazy (I was doing 80mph with someone riding my ass). I chased him over a mile before he stopped. Less than a month into ownership, I got side swiped on 35 in front of Ft. I bought a Tesla, because it's incredibly safe and covered in cameras. Just this morning, I witnessed a wrong way driver and a hit and run. I have to commute across town twice a day (Huebner and I-10 across town to Fort Sam and back, twice a day).Įvery. Chacon, P.E., serves as director.I've also driven in nearly every major city in the US, including driving full size trucks / SUVs through NYC, Boston and DC. The division develops, publishes and distributes the Texas Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices, which is used by all road authorities in Texas. The Traffic Safety Division also administers the Texas Traffic Safety Program, the Highway Safety Improvement Program, the Texas Highway Safety Plan, the Texas Traffic Assessment Program, and the Fatality Analysis Reporting System. The division assists and supports TxDOT districts in the research, development, and implementation of the statewide Traffic Management Systems Program designed to improve the safety and efficiency of the state highway system and provides the districts with equipment, support, and maintenance for traffic signals, intelligent transportation systems, and roadway illumination. TRF plays a pivotal role in the Department’s constant efforts to accomplish zero fatalities on Texas roads, such as the Road to Zero program. The Traffic Safety Division (TRF) is responsible for the engineering design of traffic control devices, roadway illumination, traffic signals, the review and analysis of speed zone requests, the review of traffic engineering-related aspects of construction plans, the collection of crash records and analysis of crash data.
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