The new all-way stop at 59th SW/SW Admiral Way has been a hot topic, with some commenters observing that some drivers are just rolling right through it. Those complaints drew Seattle Police enforcement today – we received multiple reports, including the photo, sent by Tim. He spoke to the motorcycle officer, who told him that they had indeed been getting a lot of complaints about stop-sign-runners since the intersection was changed late Tuesday night.
Does anybody know what is the official avenue for comments about these new stop signs? Also, exactly what is the SDOT process for evaluating during this “trial period?” Who is evaluating it and by exactly what means?
That’s a great question. I’d love to send a thank you to sdot for prioritizing pedestrian safety.
I’m glad they’re enforcing the new traffic stop signs. As you can see from the photo there are 2 stop signs for each street direction, one on the regular right side and one in the middle of the street. No excuse for not stopping.
Although the 4 way stop is needed it should have been put in place much earlier to get people used to stopping. The timing is much like throwing someone into the deep end of a pool who can’t swim. Signage to warn people about the change should have been implemented months ago.
Often you see “Traffic revision ahead” with a change like this. I can see how someone might blow these signs if there is no advance warning. I’ve not been through there so I don’t know if they put any up.
Yes, there were “traffic revision” and “signal revision” signs up as of Wednesday morning. We went through at 11:30 am, after Patrick picked me up from the courthouse downtown, and tweeted this photo of the intersection (the “traffic revision” signs were uphill a bit, to the east).
https://twitter.com/westseattleblog/status/902962490471997440
Thank you SPD and SDOT for listening and responding to our neighborhood’s requests for a safer crossing near Alki School and Community Center.
As an Alki resident I have driven through this a couple of times already. Easy to stop, people will get used to it, but honestly — it looks less safe to cross the street. Rather than having the protection of a red light that all are paying attention to, street crossers will be looking at five (!) different streets to see if a car is coming!?! I hope this trial determines that this doesn’t work. And I agree with others, they should have tried this out earlier, without the school kids being the guinea pigs.
I’ve come through here a few times now heading East and turning North(left) and it’s super awkward. My vote is to put it back the way it was before. With all the kids crossing, a 5-way stop is too confusing and frustrating for everyone IMO.
Sounds confusing just reading the posts. Have not been thru it yet but will watch for it when I do.
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