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by **WildBill** on Thu Jun 27, 2013 8:41 pm

I have enjoyed the pics as well and find it interesting that the left signal in each direction is not in service!

by **barcncpt44** on Thu Jun 27, 2013 11:27 pm

BigTbird1974 wrote:Hello Nathan! I've been enjoying poking around your blog website, too!

Still wondering about that light on your 'about me' profile page. Now that I've looked closer and realize its a 3-section Durasig, I'm curious about what looks like a 9" ped on top of it, with that "15" lens. (is it attached to the Durasig, or just sitting there??)

I've never seen anything like that before -- can you tell us any more about it?

The classic 4-way light is a Eagle light. The lens have the Eagle logo in the middle. The ped on top of the Durasig is not a ped signal, it's a school zone light for 15 mph. The light is just sitting there.

by **barcncpt44** on Thu Jun 27, 2013 11:28 pm

RunsWithCrouse-Hinds wrote:Love the pictures, Nathan! Reminds me of my hometown back before they did the "big upgrade" in the mid-1990s. Lots of Eagle and Crouse-Hinds 4 ways back then! Although those intersections with three 4-ways are fairly unique, I have not seen that anywhere else...anyone else want to chime in on that?

Also gotta love the video of that lonely 4-way with the Eagle mechanical controller (most likely an EF-20) running that empty intersection!

Thanks! Anniston, Gadsden, and Oxford has many classic 4-way signals still operating!

by **barcncpt44** on Thu Jun 27, 2013 11:30 pm

WildBill wrote:I have enjoyed the pics as well and find it interesting that the left signal in each direction is not in service!

It's strange that Gadsden does that. I guess they don't want three pairs of lights operating in each direction.

by **traffictechgreg** on Mon Jul 01, 2013 12:09 pm

WildBill wrote:I have enjoyed the pics as well and find it interesting that the left signal in each direction is not in service!

They probably dont want to illuminate the left signal because it is in the wrong lane of travel. I did hear about a lawsuit where a trucker drove into oncoming traffic due to a left mounted signal, and he claimed he drove on that side because he though thats where the lane went.

by **SirMarbelot** on Tue Jul 02, 2013 2:55 pm

traffictechgreg wrote:
WildBill wrote:I have enjoyed the pics as well and find it interesting that the left signal in each direction is not in service!

They probably dont want to illuminate the left signal because it is in the wrong lane of travel. I did hear about a lawsuit where a trucker drove into oncoming traffic due to a left mounted signal, and he claimed he drove on that side because he though thats where the lane went.

New Jersey has always put indications all over the place, unlike what you see in the Gadsden pics.

Nathan, cool site you have!!

by **barcncpt44** on Tue Jul 02, 2013 4:30 pm

SirMarbelot wrote:
traffictechgreg wrote:
WildBill wrote:I have enjoyed the pics as well and find it interesting that the left signal in each direction is not in service!

They probably dont want to illuminate the left signal because it is in the wrong lane of travel. I did hear about a lawsuit where a trucker drove into oncoming traffic due to a left mounted signal, and he claimed he drove on that side because he though thats where the lane went.

New Jersey has always put indications all over the place, unlike what you see in the Gadsden pics.

Nathan, cool site you have!!

Thanks! I put a lot of work into Geek Alabama. This is my intro video for my YouTube channel. Yes I do a lot!

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