jc281 Posted August 31, 2008 Share Posted August 31, 2008 you know the ones that just kill you to stop at a late yellow. they take forever. ones that come to mind...59 feeder as it dumps into Main StHWY6 and Westheimernot real long but super annoying...Post Oak at the Neiman's crosswalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flipper Posted August 31, 2008 Share Posted August 31, 2008 Willowbend @ Stella Link. Brutal.flipper Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
20thStDad Posted August 31, 2008 Share Posted August 31, 2008 288 @ 2234/SC Parkway. If you have to turn left (from either 288 exit), you will wait forever. Not a long light, but one that is always timed wrong - Durham at 14th. I can fly all the way down Durham without hitting a light, except that stupid one. Same with Yale at 14th. Sometimes I just run it since it's often before 6am on the way to work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jc281 Posted August 31, 2008 Author Share Posted August 31, 2008 Willowbend @ Stella Link. Brutal.flipperWeird, I was just there yesterday leaving that industrial park. Didnt notice the time but my mind was elsewhere Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
desirous Posted August 31, 2008 Share Posted August 31, 2008 Can't think of any right now. Nothing beats the 1960/249 intersection of yore. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ihop Posted August 31, 2008 Share Posted August 31, 2008 Turning left off northbound Fannin onto westbound Braeswood near the med center. Why? Because it crosses light rail at an odd place.Ugh, light rail. Could have had a pretty much continuous stream of buses sharing the road for what it cost putting train cars on street level. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Posted August 31, 2008 Share Posted August 31, 2008 Willowbend @ Stella Link. Brutal.flipperLOL!!! I was going to post the same thing. When exiting to Willowbend from Main, I now turn right on Stella Link and make a quick u-turn to continue down Willowbend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ross Posted August 31, 2008 Share Posted August 31, 2008 288 @ 2234/SC Parkway. If you have to turn left (from either 288 exit), you will wait forever. Not a long light, but one that is always timed wrong - Durham at 14th. I can fly all the way down Durham without hitting a light, except that stupid one. Same with Yale at 14th. Sometimes I just run it since it's often before 6am on the way to work.Shepherd at 19th always seems to catch me. It's a long light too, way longer than necessary. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JLWM8609 Posted September 1, 2008 Share Posted September 1, 2008 Main and Commerce St. Southbound Main street crosses the tracks at that portion and it makes for a long lineup of cars along the streets when a whole bunch of trains come through and mess up the cycle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barracuda Posted September 1, 2008 Share Posted September 1, 2008 Don't know if this counts, but collectively the lights on Elgin through Midtown are horribly long. It seems to be configured now so you catch almost every light. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
houstonmacbro Posted September 1, 2008 Share Posted September 1, 2008 Any of the lights leading into FM 1960. Seems like 1960 has the green light for several minutes before the feeder streets get a green. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MetroMogul Posted September 1, 2008 Share Posted September 1, 2008 Wheeler @ MainFannin @ PresslerNumerous bus connections have been missed because buses get stuck on the wrong end of a train or trains coming into the stations screwing up the lights. I saw a bus wait over five minutes to get into TMC TC via Pressler because the light would not change. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ihop Posted September 1, 2008 Share Posted September 1, 2008 Wheeler @ MainFannin @ PresslerNumerous bus connections have been missed because buses get stuck on the wrong end of a train or trains coming into the stations screwing up the lights. I saw a bus wait over five minutes to get into TMC TC via Pressler because the light would not change.The problem with places where you want to cross the light rail tracks is that left turns will be dropped from the cycle if a train goes by. When railcar traffic is heavy the left turns over the tracks can end up being skipped for over 5 cycles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
InTheLoop Posted September 3, 2008 Share Posted September 3, 2008 I guess it's unavoidable, but timewise, I'm going with:Westheimer @ W. Loop (heavy traffic or not). Each cycle takes forever.also: Willowbend @ Stella Link (why ?) Richmond @ Shepherd Elgin @ anything in Midtown Post Oak Blvd @ W. Loop San Felipe @ W. Loop Memorial @ Chimney Rock Bellaire @ Bissonnet MOST Westheimer intersections outside the loop also qualify, in my book... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sevfiv Posted September 3, 2008 Share Posted September 3, 2008 During non-peak hours, "east/west" crossings of Fannin and San Jacinto near the museums (Binz and Southmore, most noticeably) seem to take forever. The lights aren't sensored (rail) so it's easy to sit there alone at the intersection for a while. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jc281 Posted October 9, 2008 Author Share Posted October 9, 2008 Shepherd turning left onto W Dallas grrrrand one of my most hated intersections in the H.... 59/Fannin/Blodgett/Main LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gooch Posted October 10, 2008 Share Posted October 10, 2008 Studewood/20th/Main/Cavalcade. 5-ways one-at-a-time... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbigtex56 Posted October 18, 2008 Share Posted October 18, 2008 Changed title from "street lights" to "traffic lights"(...although, there are street lights which burn 24 hours a day, which seems wasteful.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jb4647 Posted October 18, 2008 Share Posted October 18, 2008 Fournace Pl @ 610 West loop Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HTX Posted October 19, 2008 Share Posted October 19, 2008 The one I am stopped at.Sheeeeeeze.........19 posts to get to that?And yeah, Elgin cross town from Westheimer to 288 is a pain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heightsite Posted October 23, 2008 Share Posted October 23, 2008 W610 feeder road heading north at Memorial. 2 long minutes AND the eastbound traffic on Memorial get 2, count them 2, green lights! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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