You can't turn left on 1960
FM 1960 is a farm and market road no longer. It spans 6 or 7 lanes, depending on if you count the turn lane, and traffic should flow at a steady 45 mph. Of course, then there are the traffic lights every few blocks which tend to slow things down. But like all suburban cut throughs, it has been discovered by the masses who are looking for alternate routes to travel in the search for construction free roadways.
What does that all mean, you might ask? It means you can't turn left on 1960! There will always be traffic stopped at the light blocking your way, or a steady stream of oncoming traffic to keep you blocked in.
Most people understand this idiosyncracy and try to work with it. U-turns are the easiest way to make 1960 work for you. Simply go right and hook a u-ey when all is clear. The people sitting in back of you will bless you for getting out of the way. You feel less frustrated as a driver because you are in motion instead of sitting stagnant in a driveway. So why do I encounter someone on a daily basis who doesn't understand that you can't turn left on 1960?
Why, if given a choice of 2 possible exits, one leading to a light that will let everyone go left without prejudice, and the other leading onto 1960, why do drivers insist on trying to turn left?
Sneaking the nose of your car out into traffic and manipulating the cars in one direction into stopping doesn't mean the oncoming traffic is going to yield to you. Noone stopped and cleared the way to be nice to you, they're protecting their own by not slamming into you, even though many will be fantasizing about it. You will be left with your nose in the turn lane and your back end jutting out into traffic and you still won't be able to turn left on 1960.
And guess what...you can't turn left on highway 6 either. Know why? Because it's 1960! That's right, when you cross 290, only the name changes. There's still way to damn much traffic to turn left on 1960. You aren't going to get a clear break or the opportunity to turn into that shopping center. Go to the light.
So you, in the pickup that's smoking noxious fumes and threatening to overheat because you want to turn left, look in your rearview mirror. That's me behind you urging you to turn right because no matter how you try, you can't turn left on 1960!
What does that all mean, you might ask? It means you can't turn left on 1960! There will always be traffic stopped at the light blocking your way, or a steady stream of oncoming traffic to keep you blocked in.
Most people understand this idiosyncracy and try to work with it. U-turns are the easiest way to make 1960 work for you. Simply go right and hook a u-ey when all is clear. The people sitting in back of you will bless you for getting out of the way. You feel less frustrated as a driver because you are in motion instead of sitting stagnant in a driveway. So why do I encounter someone on a daily basis who doesn't understand that you can't turn left on 1960?
Why, if given a choice of 2 possible exits, one leading to a light that will let everyone go left without prejudice, and the other leading onto 1960, why do drivers insist on trying to turn left?
Sneaking the nose of your car out into traffic and manipulating the cars in one direction into stopping doesn't mean the oncoming traffic is going to yield to you. Noone stopped and cleared the way to be nice to you, they're protecting their own by not slamming into you, even though many will be fantasizing about it. You will be left with your nose in the turn lane and your back end jutting out into traffic and you still won't be able to turn left on 1960.
And guess what...you can't turn left on highway 6 either. Know why? Because it's 1960! That's right, when you cross 290, only the name changes. There's still way to damn much traffic to turn left on 1960. You aren't going to get a clear break or the opportunity to turn into that shopping center. Go to the light.
So you, in the pickup that's smoking noxious fumes and threatening to overheat because you want to turn left, look in your rearview mirror. That's me behind you urging you to turn right because no matter how you try, you can't turn left on 1960!
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