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Tell me what you think….

Keri Morgret wrote:
“I work in Princeton and come north on 1, so I use the intersection daily. The road narrows down quickly to one lane, so I usually get in the far left lane for my left turn, since I’m going to be merging left anyway. I don’t like the light arrangement because of the short merge on Capistrano, but haven’t thought about problems of the opposite lane turning.”

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(In the photo the car I am sitting in faces two other cars and both of them are turning left into Princeton. This is a new configuration. Previously, only the left lane turned into Princeton, now it’s two lanes. I find that cars in the new second lane come very close to cars turning left into El Granada (only one left lane turns into EG), compare, for example, the distance with the new configuration at Half Moon Bay.)

I’m really into Tina Brown’s (editor Vanity Fair, New Yorker, Tatler, founder of Talk magazine) new book about Princess Diana because, yes, she uses fabulous adjectives throughout–but mainly because it’s not a superficial read…. although Diana cries and sobs a lot, which becomes a big turn-off– the author tries something which is new to me in a “biography”–from time to time she talks to the reader–in a nod to blogs– giving her opinion, for example, on whether and exactly when the Princess had her first extramarital affair (if you are really curious about that sort of thing.) As a lifelong fan of psychology, I enjoy the way Tina Brown digs into her subject. Very smart–and Very Funny.

If you have traveled south on Highway 1 intending to turn left at the traffic light at Capistrano & Highway 1 into north El Granada, you will note that there has been a big change.

There used to be one left hand turn lane–going into El Granada (and for those traveling north, one left lane turning into Princeton.) There was no problem with this arrangement, as there was plenty of space for the cars to navigate their turns.

But recently there has been lane changing road construction.

As before there is still one left lane turning into El Granada BUT there are now TWO LEFT lanes turning left into Princeton.

And here’s the potential problem: The newly added second left lane causes cars from that lane to pass dangerously close to the cars turning left from the north. Really close.

We know why they did it: to accommodate the heavy traffic that will be coming to the new hotel/shopping center in Princeton–but the road engineering has left much to be desired–and lives could be at risk.

Please check this out. Come from the north and make the left turn into El Granada at the traffic light. Let me know what you think….and if you share my fears maybe it’s not too late to correct.

(This came in the mail from Swann Auction Galleries.)