[Winona] Running red lights

[LindaF]

I also see a lot of vechiles run red lights in town. I never trust a red 
light anymore.
An especially dangerous intersection (in my opinion) are the lights by 
highway 43. I have seen many vechiles coming down 43 run a red light to turn 
toward Winona.
I know there have been several accidents at that intersection since the 
lights were installed.

Linda Fort


> [Winona Online Democracy]
>
> A motorcycle rider was injured this week in Winona when a car
> ran a red light.
>
> Running red lights has become the norm as of late. And the
> police seem oblivious to the violation. Last fall, after
> delivering my car to Chrysler Winona to have an oil change, I
> walked to the Post Office to drop some mail. I waited for the
> Main/Fifth street light to turn green and began crossing
> southbound. Just as I stepped off the curb, a car wizzed past me
> westbound on Fifth. This car clearly ran the red light. Two
> northbound squad cars were waiting on Main street at this same
> intersection. NEITHER OF THEM MADE A TRAFFIC STOP OF THE
> VIOLATING VEHICLE! They just went about their business, one
> continuing north and the other turning west (but not to stop the
> offending vehicle).
>
> Cars violate the red light law at nearly every cycling of every
> traffic light in the city. This change in driver behavior seems
> to have been precipitated by a change in the cycling of the
> lights. Traffice lights now cycle so that there is red in all
> directions for a short period during each cycle. Drivers now
> treat red lights like they used to treat amber lights. Thus, it
> has become routine for cars to run red lights in this city.
>
> If the police don't catch them (and it appears they seldom do)
> then some driver who is entering the intersection on a green
> light eventually will.
>
> -Leslie Hittner
>
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