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There's a great video on YouTube called "Metro's Greatest Hits" from testing the line back in 2003. The number of people who made illegal left turns into the train is mindboggling.

 

The same thing is happening at the Texas and Dowling Street corner (at BBVA Compass Stadium)....people are turning right on red, going across the tracks, while there is at least 1 "No Right Turn on Red" sign, a large lit-up No Right Turn sign up next to the stop light, plus the red stop light is a red arrow...a truck turned right in front of a train running a test a couple days ago...

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this is how they get you. they lull you into a false sense of security that breaking the law around the tracks is ok, then they send out the trains on the prowl. stalking the people who think they are safe to break the law, then the train pounces and ravages their car!

 

This could be a nat geo special.

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this is how they get you. they lull you into a false sense of security that breaking the law around the tracks is ok, then they send out the trains on the prowl. stalking the people who think they are safe to break the law, then the train pounces and ravages their car!

 

This could be a nat geo special.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wCfWHqrYUqo&ab_channel=cpdude927

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this is how they get you. they lull you into a false sense of security that breaking the law around the tracks is ok, then they send out the trains on the prowl. stalking the people who think they are safe to break the law, then the train pounces and ravages their car!

This could be a nat geo special.

The automobile, in its native habitat, a road, is considered to be a predator to lesser road users, including pedestrians and bicyclists. To combat the overpopulation of cars, some cities have introduced trains into the wild to crash into, slow down, and confound cars. Others believe the train is an invasive species from overseas and try to prevent them from growing.

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Saw them on campus yesterday at UH (sorry, no pics). All those students hoping the rail tracks trying to make a shortcut are going to have to find another way pretty soon. With the way people drive around UH, there will be many accidents unfortunately.

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Let's cross our fingers that all the red lights will be phased out after testing is completed. Thought I read somewhere that there will be no train preemption for the Green and Purple lines. How well are the lights timed on Capital and Rusk once you get a green light currently? Forget cars crashing into trains, what a joke we would be to have a multi-million dollar train Downtown that pedestrians can keep pace with.

 

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If I were you, I'd send this video to METRO and tell them to watch from around the 10 minute mark when that METRO bus cuts off the truck in front of you by going straight on the right turn only lane. If they can't even get their bus drivers to follow the rules of the road, how do they expect other Houston drivers to follow them too?

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Saw a driver narrowly miss being the first cause of collision 2 weeks ago. They were testing on a Saturday afternoon, I had just turned onto Rusk from Bagby. A random car turned from the second most right lane onto Milam from Rusk, cutting a few feet in front of the train that was out testing.

 

Is there a over/under in Vegas for how many days before the first incident when this thing goes live? 

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Let's cross our fingers that all the red lights will be phased out after testing is completed. Thought I read somewhere that there will be no train preemption for the Green and Purple lines. How well are the lights timed on Capital and Rusk once you get a green light currently? Forget cars crashing into trains, what a joke we would be to have a multi-million dollar train Downtown that pedestrians can keep pace with.

 

 

When they run the double trains, they take up nearly a whole block too.  A line of cars waiting to turn while pedestrians cross will have the train blocking the previous intersection.

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http://blogs.ridemetro.org/blogs/write_on/archive/2015/01/29/Board-Approves-Harrisburg-Overpass.aspx

 

Board Approves Harrisburg Overpass

Thursday, January 29, 2015 3:58 PM  

 
The Board of Directors voted today to go forward with construction of the Harrisburg Overpass in the East End, awarding a contract to McCarthy Building Companies Inc. to build it.
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Question: Will the eastbound train at ADLA/Rusk have signal priority where it cuts from the right lane and banks left to meet up w/ the westbound track? And awesome video ricco67!

 

At the crossover on the other end of Rusk (next to the Hobby Center) there is a traffic signal and crossing bar setup.

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Does anyone know when construction is expected to start on the bridge across the Pacific Rail line?

 

They broke ground yesterday...according to the report on Channel 2, it is supposed to take 18 months to complete, but they are offering incentives to get it finished faster

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It seems like they are going forward with the full bridge design. Unless anyone can correct me?

 

Seems like it from the chron article linked above.

 

He eventually agreed to a compromise that included extensive community involvement in the design and development; an overpass that would accommodate trains, motorists and pedestrians; and maintaining street access to surrounding businesses.

 

 

"It's not just a bridge; it's going to be a landmark in the city," Metropolitan Transit Authority board member Diann Lewter said at a groundbreaking ceremony Saturday.

 

 

 

Sounds cool.

Both sides of the overpass will be adorned with references to the history of the East End and the bridge columns lit with blue LED lighting. A garden wall will follow the lower side of the bridge, a fitting tribute to Metro's "Green Line."

 

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