The in basket: Two readers ask about the right of way for those coming off Highway 303 in Silverdale on the southbound off-ramp to Ridgetop Boulevard and turning right.
Monthly Archives: May 2006
It’s Legal to Pull Past Stop
The out basket: Ga Neille Hostvedt of Bremerton, one of the most
frequent contributors of questions to Road Warrior, wrote back in
November to describe an incident she experienced on Fairgrounds
Road.
“A motorist drove through a stop sign at a cross street, then
stopped at a wide, white line so that the back of his car was
further ahead of the stop sign. Is this legal for visibility
reasons? I’ve never seen such an incident in my 46 years of
driving in other states. It startled me when I saw him proceed
through the stop sign; unsure that he would stop.”
Gusty Winds a Concern for Drivers on Narrows Bridge
The in basket: Glen Adrig says he thinks drivers on the Tacoma Narrows Bridge should get more information about the speed of the wind blowing at the bridge than they are getting. He thinks seeing the wind speed on the big electronic reader boards on either side of the bridge would be more helpful than looking to see if the wind socks on each end of the bridge are fully extended, which could mean 25 mph or 60.
Quick Stop Light Changes Confound Some Area Drivers
The in basket: John D. Morgan of Silverdale says “The left
turn signal for the two southbound turn lanes at the intersection
of Silverdale Way and Bucklin Hill Road should be renamed ‘Speedy
Gonzales!’
“If you are the fourth or fifth car in line, you will never make it
through the turn,” he said, “The red light comes on in about ten
seconds. Turning left is complicated by the fact that there
are always cars running a red light through Bucklin Hill Road on
the west side (by the Texaco station), so there is a delay in
getting the turn started.
Good Reason for Sign Location
The in basket: Bill Sipple of Seabeck wonders about the
mismatched speed limits on Holly Road in Central Kitsap.
“Holly Road is marked well at 40 mph between Seabeck Highway and on
past Wildcat Lake Park,” he wrote. “Come springtime, because of the
foot traffic crossing the road between the park, the store and the
excess parking lot, the limit is changed in both directions by
the park to 25 mph.
“The problem is, westbound the return to 40 mph marker is
located past the park, past the fire station, past Leisure
Land, then past Luther Haven for about the length of
a football field. It seems to me the 40 mph sign could be
relocated to the opposite side of the road as
the temporary 25 mph sign (going the other way), and it could
stay there and be effective all year.
