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Re: Erwin Rd to Walden Pond

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From: Paul Gronke
Date: Wed, 19 Feb 1997 00:00
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I've wondered -- this is a "private road" (Duke claims ownership you can tell 
by the yellow under the street sign).  Can a Duke police officer give me a 
moving violation ticket for ignoring that sign?

In article <330A400A.3145@mc.duke.edu>, fehrs002@mc.duke.edu wrote:
>Flowers Drive, where it meets Erwin Rd, has a "no left turn" sign.
>From what I can tell, half or more of the cars at this intersection
>are turning left anyway (possibly less at rush hour).
>
>That being said, I figure they made the no-left-turn for 2 or 3 
>reasons: 
>1) Traffic backing up Flowers Drive as people wait to turn left
>   during rush hour.
>2) They couldn't bother to make seperate left/right turn lanes,
>   ala Trent Drive, to alleviate #1.
>3) Accidents, it's a busy area? [I haven't noticed many and I've
>   worked in Pickens/Hanes a while]
also, perhaps, 
4) Buses that have to turn right, there is often a longer wait if people are 
trying to turn left.

>
>Anyways, I walk past this intersection daily and it just cracks
>me up to see so many people turning left despite the sign.
>
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From: gronke@acpub.duke.edu (Paul Gronke)
Subject: Re: Erwin Rd to Walden Pond
Date: 1997/02/19
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